Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great
	King of Macedon
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Date of birth	July 356 BC ; Pella
Date of death	10 June 323 BC ; Babylon; natural causes; ; fever; intoxication; malaria;
Place of burial	Alexandria;
Country of citizenship	Macedonian kingdom;
Occupation	politician; military leader;
Position held	king of Macedon (336 BCE, 323 BCE);
Noble title	pharaoh;
Family	Argead dynasty;
Father	Philip II of Macedon;
Mother	Olympias;
Sibling	Europa of Macedon; Philip III of Macedon; Caranus; Cleopatra of Macedon; Cynane; Thessalonike of Macedon;
Child	Alexander IV of Macedon; Heracles of Macedon;
Spouse	Roxana; Parysatis II (322 BCE – 321 BCE); Stateira II (322 BCE – 321 BCE);
Partner	Barsine;
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English: Alexander the Great was a king of Macedon, an ancient kingdom on the northern periphery of Classical Greece and later the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. By the age of thirty, he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from Greece to Egypt and into northwest India. He was undefeated in battle and is considered one of history's most successful military commanders.

Sculptures[edit]

18th cent. porcelain sculptural group (M.A.N., Madrid)

Busts[edit]

Copy of a Greek (near contemporary?) bust in the British Museum
Hermes-type bust, imperial Roman copy, Louvre museum
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Acropolis Museum in Athens
Brooklyn Museum, New York, NY
Summer garden, Saint-Petersburg

Statues[edit]

Macedonian Army Thessalian
By Verrocchio, National Gallery, Washington DC
At the Battle of Gaugamela (18th cent. ivory relief, M.A.N., Madrid)
Relief représentant Alexandre le Grand priant le dieu Amon-Rê - Temple de Louxor

Mosaics[edit]

Mosaic at Museo Archeologico Nazionale in Naples depicting Alexander at the Battle of Issus
Alexander and Bucephalus at battle of Issus (detail from the mosaic of Museo Nazionale di Napoli)
Alexander at battle of Issus, detail from the mosaic of Museo Nazionale di Napoli
Alexander at battle of Issus, detail from the mosaic of Museo Nazionale di Napoli