Letter of Alexander to Aristotle on the Wonders of India (Epistola Alexandri ad Aristotelem de situ Indiae)

Alexander describes his march through India after the victory over Porus: thirst in the desert, serpents and monstrous beasts, the oracle of the trees of the Sun and Moon foretelling his death.

Language

Latin

Date

400–700 CE

Text

not yet digitised (catalogue entry)

Versions and retellings

• Le Roman d'Alexandre

Translates

• Alexandres epistola to Aristotile