Dancing with the Lion: Interview with the Author
I recently had the pleasure of posing a few questions to Jeanne Reames, ancient history scholar and author of the brand new historical fiction novel Dancing with the Lion: Becoming which tells the story of a young Alexander the Great.
Alexander the Great, Part III: Show Notes
Alexander the Great, Part III investigates the most controversial aspect of Alexander's life - his relationship to his companion Hephaestion.
Curtius on Alexander the Great and Hephaestion
This post looks at what Quintus Curtius Rufus (aka simply Curtius) wrote about Alexander and Hephaestion. Curtius was a Roman historian who wrote The History of Alexander in the First Century AD (a few decades before both Plutarch and Arrian). The History of Alexander is considered one of the five main sources on Alexander's campaign.