alexander the great[biographies]

[jimmy]

there were two written in ancient times maybe more one was by arrian i think thats the correct spelling the other by a roman.can somebody please help me out with the titles and authors or any other biographies [ancient ] connected to alexander or his father[philip]. :book: :book:

[Byzantine Prince]

This belongs in the Apothecary. Well you mostly right. But there are 3 Alexander biographies. Don't forget Plutarch. The Roman one's name is

Here are the books:
Plutarch (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1853995746/qid=1113057549/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i2_xgl14/002-2914243-9078445?v=glance&s=books&n=507846)
Arrian (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0140442537/qid=1113057990/sr=1-7/ref=sr_1_7/002-2914243-9078445?v=glance&s=books)
I dont' remember the Roman one's name.

[Ser Clegane]

This belongs in the Apothecary.

Fair point - but I guess the Monastery will have to do. ~D

[The Wizard]

There were so many biographies of Alexander. Although I can't exactly provide links, there were of course Hellenistic accounts of his journies, most notably Ptolemy, as well as his main admiral, Nearchus, IIRC.

I must say I'm not even sure the accounts I mentioned above were preserved to this day at all...



~Wiz

[jimmy]

if any one has seen michael woods programe on alexander [england history channel i missed it recently ] there are two main books used, read by him the first is arrian the other mentioned from the roman period but i can not rember the authors name the roman book is more of a warts and all affair as opposed to arrians glowing tribute. any way thanx again.