See here for Diodorus (a Sicilian Greek of the 1st century BC), here for Quintus Curtius (Roman statesman of the 1st century AD), and here for Plutarch (a Greek intellectual around the same time as Arrian). They all have their respective merits and defects but Arrian's is probably the best place to start. There are other primary sources that are similarly based on lost accounts. I learned a great deal more about Alexander by reading Arrian then I did reading any modern text. It's not perfect by any means but it's still arguably the best primary source available. His history is based on the now lost accounts of Ptolemy and Aristobulus, two of Alexander's contemporaries. Arrian was not a contemporary of Alexander, living in the 1st and 2nd century AD as a Romanized Greek in Asia Minor. I'd suggest beginning with Arrian's Anabasis, the best ancient source describing his life and reign. I would suggest going straight to the sources from which we get our information about Alexander. Instructions and advice on how to best do an AMA. Want to do an AMA or know someone who does? Message the mods! Comments should be on-topic and contribute.ĭiscussions are limited to events over 20 years ago.If a post breaks one of our rules or guidelines you will be informed about it. So it is perfectly normally for your post to not show up in the new listing. Feel free to submit interesting articles, tell us about this cool book you just read, or start a discussion about who everyone's favorite figure of minor French nobility is!Īll posts will be reviewed by a human moderator first before they become visible to all subscribers on the subreddit. r/History is a place for discussions about history. Join the r/history Discord server to chat with other history enthusiast!
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