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- The Cambridge Companion to Alexander the Great
- Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
- The Cambridge Companion to Alexander the Great
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Maps
- Abbreviations
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Alexander’s Life and Career
- Part II Contexts
- Part III The Historical and Biographical Tradition
- 20 Arrian’s Alexander
- 21 Plutarch’s Alexander
- 22 Curtius’ Alexander
- 23 Ptolemy and Aristobulus
- 24 Clitarchus’ Alexander
- 25 Callisthenes, Chares, Nearchus, Onesicritus and the Mystery of the Royal Journals
- Part IV The Ancient World’s Memory of Alexander
- Alexander’s Timeline 356–321 BC
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
24 - Clitarchus’ Alexander
from Part III - The Historical and Biographical Tradition
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 January 2024
- The Cambridge Companion to Alexander the Great
- Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
- The Cambridge Companion to Alexander the Great
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Maps
- Abbreviations
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Alexander’s Life and Career
- Part II Contexts
- Part III The Historical and Biographical Tradition
- 20 Arrian’s Alexander
- 21 Plutarch’s Alexander
- 22 Curtius’ Alexander
- 23 Ptolemy and Aristobulus
- 24 Clitarchus’ Alexander
- 25 Callisthenes, Chares, Nearchus, Onesicritus and the Mystery of the Royal Journals
- Part IV The Ancient World’s Memory of Alexander
- Alexander’s Timeline 356–321 BC
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
Summary
This chapter deals with the main issues bearing upon Clitarchus and his work, moving beyond the usual division between Testimonia and Fragmenta and giving attention to the context and the agenda of each writer that mentioned him. Attention is given to his popularity as an Alexander historian and as a fine writer, as well as to the real significance of the narrative material attributed to him. This evidence can be combined with his few known biographical details in the evaluation of his chronology, which remains uncertain. The last two sections, dealing with his chronology and with the presentation of Alexander in his work, end with a question mark and invite the reader’s own reflections.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Alexander the Great , pp. 392 - 405Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024