Appian of Alexandria (c.95-c.165): one of the most underestimated of all Greek historians, author of a Roman History in twenty-four books.Although only Appian's books on the Roman Civil Wars survive in their entirety, large parts of the other books, devoted…
Appian of Alexandria (c.95-c.165): one of the most underestimated of all Greek historians, author of a Roman History in twenty-four books.Although only Appian's books on the Roman Civil Wars survive in their entirety, large parts of the other books, devoted…
Appian of Alexandria (c.95-c.165): one of the most underestimated of all Greek historians, author of a Roman History in twenty-four books.Although only Appian's books on the Roman Civil Wars survive in their entirety, large parts of the other books, devoted…
Appian of Alexandria (c.95-c.165): one of the most underestimated of all Greek historians, author of a Roman History in twenty-four books.Although only Appian's books on the Roman Civil Wars survive in their entirety, large parts of the other books, devoted…
Alexander's teacher Aristotle of Stagira wrote a short treatise On the cosmos, to Alexander. It was a brief treatise on several sciences, such as physics, meteorology, geography, theology. For more than a century, scholars have considered On the cosmos as…
Among the many gems that can be found in the Corpus Aristotelicum (the collected works of Aristotle of Stagira) is one little gem that was probably not written by the great philosopher himself: the Constitution of the Athenians. As is…
Among the many gems that can be found in the Corpus Aristotelicum (the collected works of Aristotle of Stagira) is one little gem that was probably not written by the great philosopher himself: the Constitution of the Athenians. As is…
In February 332, Alexander visited the oasis Siwah in the Libyan desert, where he consulted the oracle of Ammon. Nobody knows exactly what Alexander asked and what the god replied; but it is certain that Alexander started to think of…
Plutarch of Chaeronea is quite certain that Alexander was in trouble when he returned from India.
The difficulties of Alexander's march into the upper country, the wound he had received among the Mallians, and the losses suffered by his army, which…
In his Indikê, Arrian of Nicomedia describes the seaborne return of the army of Alexander. His source is the Indikê of admiral Nearchus. One of the most important sections is the catalogue of trierarchs in chapter 18. The trierarchs were…