[jalisco555]

I'm currently reading Steven Pressfield's "The Virtue of War" which is a fictional autobiography of Alexander. Very interesting and would make a terrific movie. It looks like Stone's flick is like "Troy", another wasted opportunity.

[Tax-chick]

I have "Alexander of Macedon," by Peter Green. It's quite a story!

[ananda]

What is a fictional autobiography? Isn't that an oxymoron? Fiction is fiction, isn't it. Always thought this was a notion that was floated a few years back by left wing revisionists would-be historians. But hey, what do I know!

[Uncle Vlad]

I'm currently reading Steven Pressfield's "The Virtue of War" which is a fictional autobiography of Alexander. Very interesting and would make a terrific movie. It looks like Stone's flick is like "Troy", another wasted opportunity.

There's another Steven Pressfield book you have to read (if you haven't already) called Gates of Fire. It's a brilliant retelling of the stand that King Leonidis and the 300 Spartans made against the Persians at Thermopolai (sp). Incredible book! I've heard it's also going to be made into a movie, hopefully by someone better than Oliver Stone.

[Ciexyz]

I've read other Stephen Pressfield novels on the ancient world (can't tell you their names because I passed them on to others), but one dealt with the battle at Thermopolae, and were most excellent reads.

Thanks for the tip, I'll look for "The Virtue of War".