The Campaigns of Alexander

Name: The Campaigns of Alexander
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by Arrian

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Arrian’s Campaigns of Alexander is one of the most important ancient sources for Alexander’s campaigns from Macedon and Asia Minor to Egypt, Persia, Central Asia and India. It covers the Granicus, Issus, the siege of Tyre, Gaugamela, the pursuit of Darius III, campaigns in Bactria and Sogdiana, and the Indian campaign including the Hydaspes. The book is valuable for readers wanting campaign sequence, places, battles, command decisions and the ancient tradition around Alexander’s leadership.

Historical Periods

Battle of the Granicus334 BCE Battle of Issus333 BCE Siege of Tyre332 BCE Battle of Gaugamela331 BCE Battle of the Hydaspes326 BCE Achaemenid Persian Empire550–330 BCE Alexander’s Indian Campaign327–325 BCE Classical Historiography500 BCE–250 CE