A study of Alexander the Great and ancient authors who wrote about him (Plutarch, Curtius Rufus and Justinus and others), written by a German historian Julius Kaerst (1857–1930). Kaerst dealt particularly with Hellenism and the universal history. This book is his central work in this field, although he later published his Geschichte des Hellenismus (History of Hellenism). Studija nemačkog istoričara Julijusa Kersta (1857–1930) o Aleksandru Velikom i antičkim autorima koji su pisali o njemu (Plutarh, Kurcije Ruf, Justin i drugi). Kerst se najviše bavio helenizmom i univerzalnom istorijom. Ova knjiga je njegovo centralno delo na tom polju, iako je kasnije objavio i svoje delo Geschichte des Hellenismus (Istorija helenizma).