A Young Macedonian in the Army of Alexander the Great

The Departure.

A YOUNG MACEDONIAN IN THE ARMY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT
BY THE REV. ALFRED J. CHURCH, M.A. Lately Professor of Latin in University College, London
With Sixteen Illustrations
LONDON SEELEY AND CO. LIMITED ESSEX STREET, STRAND 1890


The visit of Alexander to Jerusalem is recorded by Josephus only. The fact that it is not mentioned by Arrian, who had contemporary diaries before him, by Quintus Curtius, or by Diodorus Siculus, certainly throws some doubt upon it. But it must be remembered that Jerusalem was not more interesting than any other Syrian town to these writers. Bishop Westcott thinks that Josephus’s narrative may be true, and I am content to make this opinion my defence for introducing the incident into my story.
A. C.