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Alexander The Great and Roxane (1756) by Pietro Antonio Rotari (1707–1762). Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Emperor Alexander I of Russia (r. 1801-1825), oil on canvas portrait by George Dawe, c. 1818-1825. British Royal Collection.

An illustration from the Khamsa (Quintet) by the Indian poet Amir Khusrau (1253–1325). The scene shows (on the right) Alexander the Great, who in Khusrau’s work travels extensively, including in search of spritiual enlightenment. The Greek...

Alexander Mikaberidze, the author of Kutuzov: A Life in War and Peace.

Portrait of Roman Emperor Alexander Severus (reign: 222 – 235 CE), from Ostia Antica. (Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome)

For almost a decade, Alexander the Great and his army swept across Western Asia and into Egypt, defeating King Darius III and the Persians at the battles of River Granicus, Issus and Gaugamela. Next, despite the objections of the loyal army...

The Hellenistic Period refers to the time between the death of Alexander the Great (323 BCE) and the rise of the Roman Empire (32 BCE) in which Greek culture spread throughout the Mediterranean and Near East. Beginning with a series of conflicts...

Head of Alexander the Great from a smaller than life-size statue, goldleaf on bronze, 2nd century CE. (Palazzo Massimo, Rome).

Roman bust of Alexander the Great, excavated from the ruins of Herculaneum. (Blenheim Palace Oxfordshire, UK)

A bust of Alexander the Great, 2nd-1st century BCE. Said to be from Alexandria, Egypt. (The British Museum, London).