* Plutarch, "The Age of Alexander", p. 263* Renault, "The Nature of Alexander the Great", p. 72* Fox, "The Search For Alexander", p. 104* Bose, "Alexander the Great's Art of Strategy, p. 95</ref>وقف الإسكندر عند ثيرموبولاي، حيث تم الإعلان عنه بأنه قائد الرابطة المقدسة (الحلف الإمفيكتيوني en) قبل استكمال مسيره إلى الجنوب إلى كورنث.
* Plutarch, "The Age of Alexander", p. 263* Renault, "The Nature of Alexander the Great", p. 72* Fox, "The Search For Alexander", p. 104* Bose, "Alexander the Great's Art of Strategy, p. 95</ref>Alexander stopped at Thermopylae, where he was recognized as the leader of the Sacred League before heading south to Corinth.