This book investigates the kinds and quantities of treasure seized by Alexander the Great, from gold and silver to land and slaves. It reveals what became of the king's wealth, and what Alexander's redistribution of these vast resources can tell us today about his much-disputed policies and personality. What Holt does extremely well is to gather together between two covers much of the available extant data -- literary and material -- and subject it to the proper historiographical critiques in terms of method.