His history is based on the now lost accounts of Ptolemy and Aristobulus, two of Alexander's contemporaries. Arrian was not a contemporary of Alexander, living in the 1st and 2nd century AD as a Romanized Greek in Asia Minor. I'd suggest beginning with Arrian's Anabasis, the best ancient source describing his life and reign. I would suggest going straight to the sources from which we get our information about Alexander. Instructions and advice on how to best do an AMA. Want to do an AMA or know someone who does? Message the mods!
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