Callisthenes
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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
Olympias presenting the young Alexander the Great to Aristotle by Gerard Hoet, before 1733
Alexander Romance
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The Alexander Romance is an account of the life and exploits of Alexander the Great. Of uncertain authorship, it has been described as "antiquity's most successful novel". The book describes Alexander
Callisthenes
…ascribed to Callisthenes mistakenly, resulting in their authorship commonly known as Pseudo-Callisthenes. One of the more well-known examples is the Alexander Romance, the basis of all the Alexander legends of the Middle Ages. It originated during the time of the Ptolemies, but in its present form belongs to the 3rd…
Armenian illuminated manuscript of the 14th century
The Darial Gorge before 1906
A coin depicting Alexander wearing the horns of Zeus-Ammon, minted by Lysimachus 40 years after the death of Alexander
The Alexander Romance in a 14th century Byzantine manuscript kept in the Church of San Giorgio dei Greci, Venice.