YEAR 12 ANCIENT HISTOry (general)
alexander the great

Source: The Foreign Journal

This guide has been developed to support the task on Alexander the Great.
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Last updated 8 August 2022

• General information
• Alexander's death
• Causes of his death
• Evaluation of Alexander
• Alexander's legacy

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• BBC (Host). (2015, October 1). Alexander the Great [Audio podcast episode]. BBC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b06d9bkx

• Biography.com. (2021). Alexander the Great biography. https://www.biography.com/political-figure/alexander-the-great

• Gill, N. S. (2020). Alexander the Great study guide. https://www.thoughtco.com/alexander-the-great-study-guide-116811

• History.com. (2020). Alexander the Great. https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/alexander-the-great

• Jarus, O. (2017). Alexander the Great: facts, biography and accomplishments. https://www.livescience.com/39997-alexander-the-great.html
  

• Lendering, J. (2020). Alexander the Great. https://www.livius.org/articles/person/alexander-the-great/
  

• Mark, J. J. (2013). Alexander the Great. https://www.worldhistory.org/Alexander_the_Great/

• Randall, B. (2004). Alexander the Great: Macedonian King and conqueror. Rosen

• Smitha, F.E. (n.d.). Alexander the Great. http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/hell12.htm
  

• White, J. (Ed.). (2014). Alexander the Great. All about history, pp. 64-73.

• Arrian. (n.d.). The death of Alexander (A de Selincourt, Trans.). https://www.livius.org/sources/content/arrian/anabasis/the-death-of-alexander/ (Original work published 1 C.E.)
  

• Eyewitness to History. (2008). The death of Alexander the Great, 332 BC. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/alexanderdeath.htm
  

• Mason, E. (2020). Where is Alexander the Great buried? And other questions about his death…. https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-greece/alexander-great-tomb-buried-where-how-died-siwa-oasis-poisoned-st-marks-venice/

• Plutarch., & Clare, J.D. (n.d.). Plutarch on the death of Alexander. https://www.johndclare.net/AncientHistory/Alexander_Sources11.html
  

• Van Waerebeke, D. (Director)., & Boucheron, P. (Writer). (2017). Death of Alexander the Great [Video]. Les Films d’lci/ARTE France.

• Mayor, A. (2019). Alexander the Great: a questionable death. In P. Wexler (Ed.), Toxicology in antiquity (pp. 151-159). Academic Press.

• Pappas, S. (2014). New theory: Alexander the Great poisoned by flowering herb? https://www.livescience.com/42596-alexander-the-great-poison-theory.html
  

• Pruitt, S. (2019). Alexander the Great dies mysteriously at 32. Now we may know why. https://www.history.com/news/alexander-the-great-death-cause-discovery

• Room, J. (2012). Who killed Alexander the Great? History Today, 62(4).

• Allen, B. (2005). Alexander the Great: or terrible? The Hudson Review, 58(2), 220-230.

• Ansari, A. (2012). Alexander the not so great: history through Persian eyes. https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-18803290

• Arrian. (n.d.). Speech of Alexander the Great. https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/ancient/arrian-alexander1.asp
  

• Berg, C. (2016). Alexander the Great: a case study in martial leadership. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/854/alexander-the-great-a-case-study-in-martial-leader/

• Curtius Rufus, Quintus. (2020). Alexander kills Batis (J. Yardley, Trans.). https://www.livius.org/sources/content/curtius-rufus/alexander-kills-batis/ (Original work published ca. 0 C.E.).
  

• Fitzwilliam, H. (Producer / Writer). (2004). Alexander the Great: the man behind the legend [Video]. National Geographic Television & Film.

• Gabriel, R. (2013). Alexander the Great: monster of Macedonia. https://www.historynet.com/alexander-the-monster.htm

• Hughes, T. (2019). How Alexander the Great epitomised the Art of charismatic leadership. https://www.historyhit.com/how-alexander-the-great-epitomised-the-art-of-charismatic-leadership/
  

• Crytal Moore. (2015, January 7). Ancients behaving badly – Alexander the Great [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks9mC5ouM3A

• Mark, J. J. (2019). Alexander the Great and the burning of Persepolis. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/214/alexander-the-great--the-burning-of-persepolis/

• Pfingsten, M. (2012). Alexander the Great and the birth of Hellenism. Study.com

• Roos, D. (2019). 7 reasons Alexander the Great was, well, great. https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/alexander-great.htm
  

• Wasson, D. L. (2016). Alexander the Great as a god. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/925/alexander-the-great-as-a-god/

• Clare, J.D. (n.d.). Alexander’s legacy. https://www.johndclare.net/ancienthistory/Alexander12.htm
  

​This page is very brief, but it will provide some ideas of his legacy for you to research separately.

• Constitutional Rights Foundation. (n.d.). The legacy of Alexander the Great. https://www.crf-usa.org/bill-of-rights-in-action/bria-21-4-a-the-legacy-of-alexander-the-great
  

• Hughes, T. (2019). Why is Alexander the Great’s legacy so remarkable? https://www.historyhit.com/why-is-alexander-the-greats-legacy-so-remarkable/