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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.

The sculpture is considered to be Alexander at 18, made when he visited Athens after the battle of Chaeronea in 358 CE. Taken at the Acropolis Museum in Athens

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

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

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

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

Colonel Alexander Hamilton, dressed in the uniform of the New York artillery during the American Revolutionary War. Painting by Alonzo Chappel, c. 19th century.

Alexander Hamilton, oil on canvas portrait by John Trumbull, 1806. National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.

Marble portrait of Alexander the Great, 2nd-1st century BCE, said to be from Alexandria, Egypt. (British Museum, London)