Александрия. Тайны затерянного города

Alexandria — one of the cities founded by Alexander the Great, has stood for centuries at the crossroads of East and West, in the heart of modern-day Afghanistan. Then the city disappeared: it was not until the 19th century that Charles Masson, a deserter from the East India Company, a storyteller, and an archaeologist inspired by the history of the legendary king, would find its traces. Beginning his archaeological research, Masson had no idea of the role he was destined to play in incredible events. "Masson would have to beg by the roadside and drink tea with rulers, see what had never been seen by European eyes before, and from an ordinary soldier become one of the greatest archaeologists of his time. He would dedicate his life to the search for Alexander the Great, and this quest would lead him through snow-capped mountains, reveal to him secret halls filled with treasures and a lost city buried in the sands of Afghanistan. He would unearth priceless treasures and witness unspeakable atrocities. He would decipher a language forgotten for over a thousand years. The most powerful empires of the world would blackmail and persecute him. He would be imprisoned for treason. He would be offered to rule a kingdom. He would change the world, and the world would destroy him." (Edmund Richardson)