Summary Of The Campaigns Of Alexander By The Landmark Arrian

The Campaigns of Alexander by The Landmark Arrian is a military account of the campaigns and battles of Alexander the Great of Macedonia. Alexander is the son of King Philip of Macedonia. After his father’s assassination Alexander becomes King at the age of twenty inheriting his father’s planned campaign against Persia and conquering of Asia. Book Two of The Campaigns of Alexander goes over Alexander’s continued war with Persia and his further conquest. Book Two starts with Alexander continuing his campaign to conquer Asia. While he is way at Gordion, the Persian empire led by the newly appointed King Darius after the death of King Memnon is preparing to engage against Alexander and his forces in an effort shift the war in favor of the Persians. Oblivious to King Darius and the Persian armies and navy buildup, Alexander is continuing his campaign advancing into Cilicia. After campaigning against the Cilicians and returning to Soloi (One of the towns that
Anticipating Alexander and his forces Darius and his army await him in an advantageous plain in Assyria but due to Alexander falling sick, campaigning in Cilicia, and celebrating in Soloi, Darius became impatient and moves his forces to pursuit Alexander and his army which cost them advantageous terrain to confront Alexander’s forces.
Darius manages to route Alexander’s army from the rear when both armies reach Issus. Arrian notes that as both armies marched to confront one another “the Amanus mountain range kept them hidden from one another. Because of this, as Darius’s forces came to the coast, they