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title: Relief of Alexander the Great Hunting a Lion
author: Caroline Cervera
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5033/relief-of-alexander-the-great-hunting-a-lion/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Relief of Alexander the Great Hunting a Lion

_Authored by [Caroline Cervera](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/cervera.c/)_

## Image File

[![Relief of Alexander the Great Hunting a Lion](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5033.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5033.jpg)

## Image Caption

This relief may depict [Alexander](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Alexander/) with the lion skin of [Hercules](https://www.worldhistory.org/hercules/), fighting a lion on foot. His friend Krateros (on horseback) rescues him. The lion hunt is a common image in Near Eastern art. This relief formed part of the base of a statue. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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## About the Author

Caroline is an Associate Editor for Ancient History Encyclopedia and a student at Northeastern University. She is passionate about studying ancient history and preserving it for future generations.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Cervera, C. (2016, May 04). Relief of Alexander the Great Hunting a Lion. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5033/relief-of-alexander-the-great-hunting-a-lion/>
### Chicago
Cervera, Caroline. "Relief of Alexander the Great Hunting a Lion." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 04, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5033/relief-of-alexander-the-great-hunting-a-lion/>.
### MLA
Cervera, Caroline. "Relief of Alexander the Great Hunting a Lion." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 May 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5033/relief-of-alexander-the-great-hunting-a-lion/>.

## License & Copyright

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