Read a work _On Alexander_ by Amyntianus, dedicated to the emperor
Marcus.[621] The author claims to describe the deeds of Alexander in
a befitting manner, but the course of his narrative proves him to
be too ready and audacious in his promises, but backward and timid
in performance. For he is far inferior to those who have previously
written of Alexander, and his style, although clear, is characterized
by lack of vigour and energy, and much that is of the greatest
importance is omitted.
Amongst other works Amyntianus also wrote parallel lives of
Dionysius and Domitian, and of Philip of Macedon and Augustus, both
in two books. A life of Olympias, the mother of Alexander, is also
attributed to him.