The contemporary relevance that Alexander has gained in our times, due in part to the announced cinematic blockbusters representing the life of the greatest of Greeks and his journey from Dion and Pella to the depths of Asia, has created a responsibility in Greece for every interested party to learn about the Macedonian general from ancient Greek sources and not from the rumored accounts which are often distortions and misinterpretations.

The historian Arrian has delved deeply into the history of Macedonia, even from the unwritten era, with the unparalleled protagonist being Alexander the Great.