[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Foreign](https://indike.org/pramana/inf) › [Greek](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr) › [Late Antique (330–640)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.late) › [Βίος Ἀλεξάνδρου τοῦ Μακεδόνος](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.late.alexander-romance) › Recensio α (Historia Alexandri Magni) # Recensio α (Historia Alexandri Magni) Version of [Βιος Αλεξανδρου του Μακεδονος (Βίος Ἀλεξάνδρου τοῦ Μακεδόνος)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.late.alexander-romance) Oldest surviving recension (cod. Parisinus gr. 1711), translated into Latin by Julius Valerius and into Armenian; book 3 narrates the war with Porus, the dialogue with the naked Brahmans, Alexander's letter to Aristotle on the marvels of India, and the talking trees of Sun and Moon. - **Language:** Ancient Greek - **Date:** 250–330 CE - **Author:** [Ψευδο-Καλλισθένης](https://indike.org/pramana/person/pseudo-callisthenes) - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) ## Versions and retellings - [Recensio β](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.late.alexander-romance*beta) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.late.alexander-romance*alpha](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.late.alexander-romance*alpha) · Pramāṇa