Alexander the Great in the Quran into Arabic. The Greek work "Thesaurus Alexandri" was attributed to Hermes (the great messenger of the gods in Greek mythology) and similarly contained supposed letters from Aristotle addressed to Alexander. A more direct Arabic translation of the "Alexander romance," called "Sirat Al-Iskandar", was discovered in Constantinople, at the Hagia Sophia, and is dated to the 13th century. This version includes the letter from Alexander to his mother about his travels in India and at the end of the World. It also includes features which occur exclusively in the Syriac version. The Arabic legend also retains certain pagan elements of the
The Great Battles of Alexander ruin the overall product. The title received a "Game of the Month" award from Jerry Pournelle of "Byte". After the release of "Alexander" in June 1997, Erudite and Interactive Magic created two sequel products: "The Great Battles of Hannibal" (1997) and "The Great Battles of Caesar" (1998). These three games formed the "Great Battles" series, and were released together in the "Great Battles: Collector's Edition" compilation in late 1998. Their game engine was later reused in Erudite's "". "The Great Battles of Alexander" is a computer wargame, which recreates the historical military exploits of Alexander the Great via turn-based gameplay.