Callisthenes of Olynthus was a Greek historian in Macedon with connections to both Aristotle and Alexander the Great. He accompanied Alexander the Great during his Asiatic expedition and served as his historian and publicist. He later opposed Alexander’s adoption of Persian culture and was arrested after being implicated in a plot on the king's life; he died in prison. During his life, he authored several works on Greek history and a biography of Alexander the Great.
Olympias presenting the young Alexander the Great to Aristotle by Gerard Hoet, before 1733
Olynthus is an ancient city in present-day Chalcidice, Greece. It was built mostly on two flat-topped hills 30–40m in height, in a fertile plain at the head of the Gulf of Torone, near the neck of the peninsula of Pallene, about 2.5 kilometers from the sea, and about 60 stadia from Poteidaea.
Bouleuterion of ancient Olynthus
Olynthian floor mosaic
Mosiac close-up; depicts the mythical hero Bellerophon on Pegasus fighting the Chimera
Tombstone in Olynthus