This book contains concise biographies of over 800 individuals known from the literary and epigraphic sources for the age of Alexander.<br><ul><br><li>Covers significant figures, ranging from leading commanders in Alexander's army to the nobles and regional leaders of the Persian empire whom he encountered on his epic campaign <br><li>The only complete collection of its kind in English<br><li>Gives complete and balanced biographies, extending beyond the death of Alexander in 323 BC where relevant<br><li>Contains a full index and a concordance giving the variant names found in the ancient sources</li></ul>