Alexander and the Sources
How do we know what (we think) we know about Alexander the Great?
Spearpoint · Malcolm Mann and Frances Joseph
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Show Notes
Alexander the Great (356-323 BCE) is one of the most influential men ever to live. Through his conquests, he changed the world forever, politically, socially, and even physically.
Today, our knowledge of what Alexander achieved comes from five writers, known collectively as the Alexander historians, all of whom wrote their accounts of the conqueror’s life between three and five hundred years after his death.
These writers all provide important insights into Alexander’s story, his world, and what others thought about him.
Beginning with the Alexander historians, Malcolm and Frances trace Alexander the Great’s story back to those who rode with him on his journey of conquest. It’s a world changing narrative rooted in fact, that finds expression in fiction, and is enlarged by mythology
Resources
on-line texts for the Alexander Historians:
About Malcolm and Frances
Malcolm spends his days with his head in books and his heart in faraway lands, especially ones conquered by Alexander. When he looks at maps of Alexander’s empire, his go-to response remains “Crikey”.
Frances is an academic who specialises in Hellenistic numismatics. She is currently writing a novel about Alexander’s first wife, Roxane, bringing life to the woman who existed in the shadow of a man who was larger than life.
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