Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
There's a loooong fascination with the greatest mind of ancient Greece as personal tutor to Greece's greatest conqueror. But just how influential WAS Aristotle on Alexander?
A viewer asked about this topic (and Alexander's intelligence, too). A while back, I did video on Alexander as a nerd. :-) (Link below) But here, I go into his specific relationship with Aristotle and his interest in philosophy. Also, what Aristotle's relationship to the court might have been during Philip's reign, and the role of Kallisthenes (Callisthenes), Aristotle's nephew, in Alexander's campaign in Asia.
Text mentioned: Barnes' translation of Aristotle's opus.
https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691016504/the-complete-works-of-aristotle-volume-one
Prior video mentioned: Alexander the Great was...a NERD?
youtu.be/Rey-1d6e1zI?si=BjkJlXMFibn1bBfu
Dancing with the Lion novels:
* Becoming: amazon.com/Dancing-Lion-Becoming-Jeanne-Reames-ebook/dp/B07TRHZ7F4
* Both together: riptidepublishing.com/products/bundle-dancing-with-the-lion-the-complete-collection?_pos=1&_sid=31e68b042&_ss=r
There's a loooong fascination with the greatest mind of ancient Greece as personal tutor to Greece's greatest conqueror. But just how influential WAS Aristotle on Alexander?
A viewer asked about this topic (and Alexander's intelligence, too). A while back, I did video on Alexander as a nerd. :-) (Link below) But here, I go into his specific relationship with Aristotle and his interest in philosophy. Also, what Aristotle's relationship to the court might have been during Philip's reign, and the role of Kallisthenes (Callisthenes), Aristotle's nephew, in Alexander's campaign in Asia.
Text mentioned: Barnes' translation of Aristotle's opus.
https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691016504/the-complete-works-of-aristotle-volume-one
Prior video mentioned: Alexander the Great was...a NERD?
youtu.be/Rey-1d6e1zI?si=BjkJlXMFibn1bBfu
Dancing with the Lion novels:
* Becoming: amazon.com/Dancing-Lion-Becoming-Jeanne-Reames-ebook/dp/B07TRHZ7F4
* Both together: riptidepublishing.com/products/bundle-dancing-with-the-lion-the-complete-collection?_pos=1&_sid=31e68b042&_ss=r
