Alexander’s legacy has long been a matter of debate. Cleitarchus, a fourth-century (BCE) historian from Alexandria, portrays the king as a cruel, paranoid alcoholic. Eratosthenes of Cyrene,
Alexander’s legacy has long been a matter of debate. Cleitarchus, a fourth-century (BCE) historian from Alexandria, portrays the king as a cruel, paranoid alcoholic. Eratosthenes of Cyrene, a third century BCE scholar at the library of Alexandria, suggests that Alexander’s conquests opened the eyes of the Greeks to other civilizations, a view that stands in … Read more