Aristobulus of Cassandreia (c. 375 BC – 301 BC), Greek historian, son of Aristobulus, probably a Phocian settled in Cassandreia,[1][2][3] accompanied Alexander the Great on his campaigns. He served throughout as an architect and military engineer[4] as well as a close friend of Alexander, enjoying royal confidence, and was entrusted with the repair of the tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae. He wrote an account, mainly geographical and ethnological.[5] It survives only in quotations by others, which may not all be faithful to the original. His work was largely used by Arrian. Plutarch also used him as a reference.[5]
References
- ↑ Sources for Alexander the Great: An Analysis of Plutarch's 'Life' and Arrian's 'Anabasis Alexandrou'{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Cambridge University Press(13 August 2007). ISBN 978-0-521-71471-6
- ↑ Aristobulus the Phocian. The American Journal of Philology({Template:Date).
- ↑ Phokis — Delphi — 252/1 BC Epigraphical Database
- ↑ Who's who in the age of Alexander the Great : prosopography of Alexander's empire{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Blackwell Publishing(2006). ISBN 978-1-4051-1210-9
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Template:EB1911
External links
- Aristobulus at Livius.org
- Aristobulus at the Wiki Classical Dictionary
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