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Alexandria, Egypt
Alexandria is a port city on the Mediterranean Sea in northern Egypt founded in 331 BCE by Alexander the Great. It was the site of the Pharos (lighthouse), one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, and the legendary Library of Alexandria...
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Map of the Cities Named Alexandria by Alexander the Great - How One Name Marked the Map of Conquest
The urban foundations of Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon, reign 336–323 BCE) formed a deliberate component of his imperial strategy during his campaigns across the Near East, Central Asia, and the northwestern Indian subcontinent...
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January Uprising of 1863 - Polish Rebellion Against Russian Rule in Poland
The January Uprising of 1863 was a conflict between Tsarist Russia and Polish insurgents striving for independence. The uprising continued until October 1864, when it was suppressed by the Russian forces, effectively erasing the already limited...
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Alexander Sarcophagus (detail)
The Alexander Sarcophagus is a late 4th century BCE stone sarcophagus adorned with bas-relief carvings of Alexander the Great. The Alexander Sarcophagus is one of four massive carved sarcophagi, forming two pairs, that were discovered during...
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Alexander Severus (Artistic Facial Reconstruction)
A photorealistic artistic reconstruction of what the Roman emperor Alexander Severus (r. 222-235 CE) may have looked like. Based on contemporary and near contemporary descriptions, as well as archaeological evidence. Pictured alongside...
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Severus Alexander Bust, Milan
First half 3rd century CE, this marble bust depicts Emperor Severus Alexander (225-235 CE). Unknown provenance.
(Archaeological Museum, Milan)
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Practicing Magic in Greco-Roman World - Alexander of Abunoteichos & the Greek Magic Papyri
Magic was ever-present in the wider Greco-Roman world. Spells and herbs, spirits and gods, curses and blessings, prophecies and oracles, they were all the domain of the magic and crafts of the magician for the people living in the ancient...
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Alexander Severus
Portrait of Roman Emperor Alexander Severus (reign: 222 – 235 CE), from Ostia Antica. (Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome)
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Aristides & Alexander I, 479 BCE
Alexander I the Philhellene visits the Greek camp, revealing Mardonius' battle plans to the Athenian general Aristides.
Source: M. A. Barth - 'Vorzeit und Gegenwart', Augsbourg, 1832 CE
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Arch of Alexander Severus, Dougga
The Arch of Alexander Severus is a Roman triumphal arch located in Dougga Tunisia (ancient Thugga). The arch was built in 228 CE, in gratitude to the emperor for his beneficence towards the city. It functioned as one of the city gates, at...
