Composition of Alexander's Army

Hello all,

Haven't been on here in a while, but recently got an essay topic for a class of mine and thought this would be the perfect place to get some ideas and resources. The prompt is:

"Alexander the Great's army. Discuss the evidence for the quality of the training and tactics of the Macedonian army. Consider the length and extent of Alexander's campaigns as a whole or discuss one or two specific battles in some detail."

Anyone have any suggestions where I should go with this? Any resources or information someone could direct me to? Thanks a bunch, I appreciate it!

The Penguin Classics translation of Arrians "The Campaigns of Alexander" contains a good section discussing these issues in the introduction.

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Originally Posted by Brennus

The Penguin Classics

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Haha that reminds me of this!

Lol.