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Did Alexander the Great wrote a book?

Did Alexander the Great wrote a book?

Histories of Alexander the Great

Qui. Curse En La Vie Alexand. Le Grand, illumination from manuscript located at the Laurentian Library of Florence
Author Quintus Curtius Rufus
Original title Historiae Alexandri Magni
Working title Historiarum Alexandri Magni Macedonis Libri Qui Supersunt

Can Napoleon read?

Napoleon was a very well-read man. Although mathematics was his best subject in school, the books he read were diverse in subject and discipline. This experience would prove useful to him later in life as both a ruler and a conqueror.

Was Alexander actually great?

Was Alexander the Great really great? A great conqueror, in 13 short years he amassed the largest empire in the entire ancient world — an empire that covered 3,000 miles. Many of Alexander’s accomplishments were made possible by his father, Philip of Macedon.

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Where can I find the best book on Alexander the Great?

Download Grammarly now. One of the best books on Alexander, is Peter Green, Alexander of Macedon. (secondary source) A researcher on Alexander the Great can not but read from his primary sources the so-called Vulgate.

Should I read Alexander the Great to understand him better?

You’ll defintely feel as if you understand Alexander better by the end of the book. He does an excellent job at deconstructing the sources and contrasting them to form an opinion while describing the life of Alexander but also give a portrayal of the type of man he was.

What would Alexander the Great have been more familiar with?

Alexander would have been more familiar with the kind of things that went on further east.

Who wrote Alexander the Great’s Life?

A third writer on Alexander, who I didn’t choose, is Plutarch, who wrote the life of Alexander the Great round about AD 100, so a little bit before Arrian. In one or two places in his book, he mentions episodes, and lists all the historians who report the event and those who denied it happened.