A read through of Justin’s Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus looking at how he portrays Alexander
1. King of Macedon (XI.1-5)
2. Alexander, Slicer of Knots (XI.6-9)
3. Decay Sets In (XI.10-15)
4. The Light of Philip Recedes (XII.1-4)
5. The Fatal Macedonian (XII.5-10)
6. The Flawed Brilliance of Alexander (XII.11-16)
fin
The Second Achilles 