I'm interested in reading about the man, his psychology, personal life/anecdotes etc, rather than the military leader/campaigns - any suggestions?

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I'm looking to add a tattoo onto my sleeve that would be considered something that symbolises him without tattooing him/his face onto my skin. Any ideas? My first idea is some sort of tattoo that shows the gordian knot being cut by him, but does anyone have any other ideas?

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Does anyone have a favorite legend, myth or obscure story about Alexander the Great?

I’m talking deep under the iceberg, 1% of people know about type stories.

It’s been a while, but I fired up one of my favourite audiobooks on Alexander; Alexander of Macedonia: The World Conquered.

This is a compelling deep dive into Alexander the Great’s life, packed with historical insight and the author's own take on his legacy. Robin Lane Fox clearly knows his stuff.

I’ve always been a fan of this, as RLF uses multiple sources and even argues those sources throughout. Definitely a strong recommendation from me.

I’m also curious to see what your favourite books or Audiobooks are.

i have read that alexander was toying with the idea of marching on Arabia. i am curious why, and also how this would have impacted world history if Hellenism was brought to the borders of Yemen before the roman republic even got off to a start.

did his only legit son have enough star dust via the cult developing around alexander to solidify the attempt to unionize the entire region before most forever wars happened? would that have inhibited Khan breaching so deeply into the area?

Alexander the Great and Bucephalus (late 3rd Century - early 2nd Century BC)

I drew this map thanks to the information provided in the Book Alexander by Theodore Ayrault Dodge.

Citations for assets used in the Map

Military Symbols: https://cartographyassets.com/assets/4993/nato-joint-military-symbology/

Shrubs/hills: https://cartographyassets.com/assets/28841/point-of-interest-mountains-hills-and-rocks/

Map drawn using Krita by me

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00934690.2024.2409503#abstract

I feel like it has to be his. It's a very persian style royal tunic, no Macedonian would have worn it except for our boy.

This video tells the story of Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great.

I realised that I had bought this book a few years ago and had never opened it. Having recently become interested in Alexander the Great, I was wondering what other people thought of this book written by Arthur Weigall, a British Egyptologist.

Usually in France, the most famous bio of Alexander is by Benoist-Méchin, who wrote a famous series of 7 books over 20 years entitled “The Longest Dream in History” (Alexander, Emperor Julian, Cleopatra, Frederick II, Napoleon in Egypt, Lawrence of Arabia and General Lyautey)