Alexander the Great in the Quran called them the Caspian Gates. Twenty and two Kings did I shut up therein. These pseudepigraphic letters from Alexander to his mother Olympias and his tutor Aristotle, describing his marvellous adventures at the end of the World, date back to the original Greek recension α written in the 4th century in Alexandria. The letters are "the literary expression of a living popular tradition" that had been evolving for at least three centuries before the Quran was written. Several historical figures, both Muslim and Christian, searched for Alexander's Gate and several different identifications were made with actual walls. During the Middle
Alexander the Great (Eric Alexander album) for himself after landing in Chicago about 10 years ago ... Recorded just three months after the hornmen guested on the late Earland’s "Blowing the Blues" 1997 HighNote CD, the three principals continue the mood established there". All compositions by Eric Alexander except where noted Alexander the Great (Eric Alexander album) Alexander the Great is an album by saxophonist Houston Person which was recorded in 1997 and released on the HighNote label in 2000. In his review on Allmusic, Michael G. Nastos states "The combination of tenor saxophonist Alexander, trumpeter Jim Rotundi, guitarist Peter Bernstein and drummer Joe Farnsworth has