Alexander the Great's sudden death has left his vast empire in chaos. War rages cities fall and the lives of thousands are torn apart as his former generals struggle for a share. Alliances and betrayals are rife and as one man threatens to gain an advantage the others will not hesitate to plot his downfall. The one-eyed brute Antigonos is the most formidable power in the Western world and now has his eye on the jewel of the east: Babylon. As he schemes to seize it before returning to the West his enemies join forces to stop him mobilising fleets from Greece to Gaza. But only one warrior can claim the city.