- Aristobulus of Cassandreia
Aristobulus of
Cassandreia (ca. 375 - 301 BC), Greekhistorian , son of Aristobulus, probably aPhocian settled inCassandreia [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=gay_i14p9oEC&pg=PA207&dq=Aristobulus+Phocian&sig=UGJSbjS3LIWdwsjEDcS5qsDmVDk Sources for Alexander the Great-N. G. L.Hammond] ] [ [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-9475%281952%2973%3A1%3C71%3AATP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-F&size=LARGE&origin=JSTOR-enlargePageAristobulus Aristobulus the Phocian-American Journal of Philology] ] [Phokis — Delphi — 252/1 BC [http://epigraphy.packhum.org/inscriptions//oi?ikey=239835&bookid=452®ion=3&subregion7= Epigraphical Database] ] , accompaniedAlexander the Great on his campaigns. He served throughout as an architect and engineer and as a close friend of Alexander, enjoying royal confidence, and was entrusted with the repair of the tomb ofCyrus inPasargadae . He wrote an account, mainly geographical and ethnological. His work was largely used byArrian .Plutarch also uses him as a reference.He used the word
pothos to interpret the actions, spirit and personality of Alexander.References
*1911
* [http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0309.html Ancient Library]External links
* [http://www.livius.org/ap-ark/aristobulus/aristobulus.html Aristobulus] at Livius.org
* [http://www.ancientlibrary.com/wcd/Aristobulus Aristobulus] at the Wiki Classical Dictionary
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