Marble head of Alexander the great

by Patricia Hofmeester

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Marble head of Alexander the great

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Patricia Hofmeester

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Photograph - Photography

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Beautiful marble head of Alexander the Great

DescriptionBeautiful marble head of Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great, also known as Alexander III or Alexander of Macedonia, (born 356 bce, Pella, Macedonia [northwest of Thessaloníki, Greece]—died June 13, 323 bce, Babylon [near Al-Ḥillah, Iraq]), king of Macedonia (336–323 bce), who overthrew the Persian empire, carried Macedonian arms to India, and laid the foundations for the Hellenistic world of territorial kingdoms.
From age 13 to 16 he was taught by Aristotle, who inspired him with an interest in philosophy, medicine, and scientific investigation, but he was later to advance beyond his teacher’s narrow precept that non-Greeks should be treated as slaves.

At 16 he fought his first battle in Macedonia and won. At 20 his father died and he became his father's successor. Alexander was a shrewd, ruthless and brilliant military leader—in fact, he never lost a battle in his life. He would build an empire on the back of his motto, “there is nothing impossible to him who will try

Altough he had fought on battlefields all his life, he died in bed.
Alexander was taken ill after a prolonged banquet and drinking bout; 10 days later, on June 13, 323, he died in his 33rd year; he had reigned for 12 years and eight months.

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