Aristobulus of Cassandreia

Aristobulus of Cassandreia (ca. 375 - 301 BC), Greek historian, son of Aristobulus, probably a Phocian 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&region=3&subregion7= Epigraphical Database] ] , accompanied Alexander 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 of Cyrus in Pasargadae. He wrote an account, mainly geographical and ethnological. His work was largely used by Arrian. 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