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# ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ

The Syriac Alexander Romance

Syriac version of the Pseudo-Callisthenes romance, probably made via Middle Persian; in book 3 Alexander defeats Porus, questions the naked Brahmans and writes to Aristotle of the wonders of India.

- **Language:** Syriac
- **Date:** 550–800 CE
- **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry)

## Translations (1)

- [The History of Alexander the Great, being the Syriac version of the Pseudo-Callisthenes](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.sy.syr.alexander-romance~en-budge) — English, not yet digitised

## Based on

- [Βίος Ἀλεξάνδρου τοῦ Μακεδόνος](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.late.alexander-romance)

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inf.sy.syr.alexander-romance](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.sy.syr.alexander-romance) · Pramāṇa
