Vaclav & Lena

Next in the widely praised Landmark series is Arrian's "Campaigns of Alexander," the most reliable and complete classical text concerning the role of Alexander the Great as a military leader.
Drawing on Ptolemy's biography of Alexander and many other sources that did not survive antiquity, Arrian's portrait of Alexander is unmatched for its accuracy and immediacy. A military commander himself, Arrian had a unique perspective on Alexander, imbued with a level of understanding that only firsthand experience can provide. In the Landmark series' trademark richly illustrated and annotated style, this edition of "Campaigns of Alexander"--in an accessible and authoritative new translation by Pamela Mensch--brings together some of the preeminent classics scholars at work today to create what is certain to be the definitive edition of this essential work of history.