Alexander the Great (primary sources writing practice)

Alexander the great has burned down Persepolis. However, there are a few arguments that say that He did not burn it down on purpose. Some say that he burnt it down on purpose. In my opinion, however, I think that he has burned it down not on purpose. He was too drunk when he did it which means that he wasn't in the right mind when he burned it down. According to Plutarch, the fire started at the end of the drinking party. During the party, there came a Greek prostitute gave a speech that encouraged Alexander to burn down Persepolis.

Understanding the events in Alexander's journey, a reliable primary source is necessary. Knowing Alexander, there can be different interpretations of men about him. There are sources that are biased or inaccurate. Sadly, there is no writing from his close friends and his family has stayed. Most of the stories written about Alexander were written long after his death; This type of writing is called a "Secondary" source. There are also histories that have been written earlier and are called "Primary" sources. Secondary sources may be biased in some way which highly depends on their point of view as historians. It can also depend on how subjective he can be regarding the information he was collecting. Moreover, it can also depend on why he was writing about him. 

There are five main sources for studying Alexander the great; Arrian, Plutarch, Diodorus Siculus, Curtius Rufus and Justin. These sources may vary in different writings about Alexander. Also, these writers have written different stories about Alexander's life.