Alexander and the Sources

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…