Comparing the anchient historians `Quintus Curtius Rufus` and `Arrian` with each other

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INTRODUCTION

Alexander the Great was the Macedonian King between 356-323 B .C . He incorporated the Greek ideology in the nations the conquered which were developed at the time . The history of Alexander the great was put to record by two historical Quintus Curtius Rufus and Arrian . The two had different backgrounds resulting to their analysis on the life of Alexander varied . The aims at highlighting the different perspectives that the analyze the history of

Alexander and their choice of source materials . The will also give the background of the and show to what extent has it impacted on their works

Alexander the great was born in the town of Pella , Macedonia to Philip and Olympias . Philip , his father was the king of Macedon and an excellent organizer and general while his mother , Olympias was a princess of Eprius . Olympias was hot tempered and brilliant in her activities . For Alexander he acquired the best qualities from his parents that enabled him to strategize on his conquests and easily manage his followers

As a teenager , Alexander was mentored by Aristotle who inspired him on the love of literature and involved him in physical exercise to build his physique . Aristotle was a great scholar who had influence on other leaders globally . His father was also a respected army general and this led to Alexander meeting with world leaders and using them to increase on...