(March 22, 2013 at 8:14 am)jap23 Wrote:Quote:Also we have plenty of biographies of Alexander the Great, Rufus and Arrian being the most well known which have no mention of Alexander finding out about such a Jewish prophecy.Why do you think these Roman historians would be interested in that?
Because out of the five major works* about Alexander the Great's life, three of them were written by Greeks Plutarch, Arrian and Diodorus. Josephus account of Alexander while after capturing Gaza going on a trip to Jerusalem to visit the Jewish temple is not present in the histories we have of Alexander the Great. Instead the accounts after the siege of Gaza have Alexander going south in Egypt. Where he visited the oracle at the Siwa Oasis, where he was proclaimed "master of the Universe" and son of Amun.
Also according to the archeological evidence Jerusalem was a village which had no fortifications and had a population of around 500 at that stage.
* We have references to countless works (now lost) by various people concerning Alexander the Great. Including those of people who knew him personally.
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