Alexander Sources GCSE Ancient History

Ancient History GCSE : Sources – Details

Source Content

General Content	Source
Alexander`s Youth	Plutarch 2-9
Gaugamela	Plutarch 31-33
Death of Cleitus	Plutarch 50-51
Build-up to and death of Alexander	Plutarch 73-77
Philip and assassination	Diodorus Siculus 16.91 -16.94
A`s arrival in Persia (Troy)	Arrian 11-12
Granicus	Arrian 13-16
Gordian Knot	Arrian 2.3
Siege of Tyre	Arrian 2.18-24
Gaugamela	Arrian 3.9-15
Death of Cletus	Arrian 4.8-9
Callisthenes and obeisance	Arrian 4.10-12
Mass-marriages : Susa	Arrian 7.4
Death of Hephaestion	Arrian 7.14
Build-up to and death of Alexander	Arrian 7.24-26
Alexander Summary	Arrian 7.28-30
Battle Issus	House of Faun Mosaic / Alexander Sarcophagus
Alexander Images	Herm of Alexander  /  Alex on horseback sculpture (Granicus?)
Post-death Deification / use of image	Lysimachus coin   / Ptolemy coin

List the sources which recount the same / similar episodes:

Episode	Source (1)	Source (2)
Gaugamela
Death of Cleitus
Death of Alexander