Alex writers

Question 1

Positives of Plutarch’s writing

Answer 1

He was very personally, biographer,
Used ancient sources,
Entertaining

Question 2

Negatives of Plutarch’s writing

Answer 2

Wrote hundreds of years later
Don’t have the ancient sources he used,
Compared to Julius Caesar

Question 3

What did Plutarch think of Alex

Answer 3

Very positive

Question 4

Positives of Arrian’s’ writing

Answer 4

Used ancient sources,
heavily military based,
Political and military experience
Celebrate and preserve Alex
sometimes criticises him

Question 5

Negatives of Arrian’s’ writing

Answer 5

Wrote much later,
Excuses alex for his negative deeds
used positive sources

Question 6

What did Arrian think of Alex

Answer 6

Likes him, Wanted to preserve his history and celebrate him

Question 7

Positives of Diodorus writing

Answer 7

Moralist,
Used very contemporary sources

Question 8

Negatives of Diodorus writing

Answer 8

Work is not complete,
Wrote much later

Question 9

What is the problem with trusting the sources we study

Answer 9

We cannot tell whether the sources they used are correct and we cannot see if they are accurate or biased.