Alexander the Great

Reading notes

• The History of Rome, Book 8 §3 Alexander the Great

  Alexander III of Macedon, son of Olympias (this Alexander's sister), whose Eastern conquests Livy sets against Italy's history.

• The History of Rome, Book 9 §17 Alexander

  Alexander III of Macedon, conqueror of Persia; Livy weighs him against the Roman commanders of the age.

• The History of Rome, Book 35 §15 Alexander, king of the Macedonians

  Alexander the Great, named by Hannibal as the greatest of generals.

• The History of Rome, Book 35 §41 Alexander the Great

  The Macedonian conqueror, from whom Amynander's father-in-law claimed descent.

• The History of Rome, Book 42 §56 great Alexander

  Alexander III of Macedon (356-323 BC), whose army's invasion of Asia is the benchmark for Macedonian military might.