Alexander The Great

(sweet) of love, ruler of Upper and Lower Egypt [...]' and identifying her as Queen Arsinoe II. Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BC and following his death less than a dec...

Translation of the inset text: Spiegazioni e Indicazioni Explanations and indications Confini della Grande Monarchia Romana Borders of the Great Roman Empire Confini della Monarch...

The surviving lives comprises twenty-three pairs of biographies typically of one Greek and one Roman with similar destinies, for example Alexander the Great is paired with Julius Cae...

Seleucus was a Macedonian Greek general who was one of the successors of Alexander the Great. In the power struggles that followed Alexander's death, he became ruler of Asia Minor, S...

HISTORY: Profile of the diademed head of the King of Cappadocia from the Ariarathid Dynasty. After Alexander the Great ended Persian rule, Ariarathes, a Persian aristocrat, regained ...

After 1829 he changed style and painted The Visit of George IV to Edinburgh, The Entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon, and Hannibal crossing the Alps.

HISTORY Profile of the diademed head of the King of Cappadocia from the Ariarathid Dynasty. After Alexander the Great ended Persian rule, Ariarathes, a Persian aristocrat, regained ...

Ancient Coin Ø 18mm Aventurine Disc Ø 30mm Chain Length: 75cm - also available in shorter 47cm or 60cm on request HISTORY Profile of the diademed head of the King of Cappadocia fr...

Over the decades, coins featured in Monete creations have spanned a vast timeline and geography — from the Greek colonies of Magna Graecia and the reign of Alexander the Great to the...

Campaspe was the supposed lover of Alexander the Great; her name became a generic synonym for a man's young mistress in poetry and this meaning was popularised in John Lyly's (1553-1...

The Greeks settled and traded over a wide area, and eventually, under Alexander the Great, they moved into the Near East as conquerors.

Textured and pierced bronze cuff bracelet with a patinated silver cameo depicting Alexander the Great. Unique piece crafted using the lost-wax casting technique for the bronze part a...

The Seleucid Empire emerged as a prominent Hellenistic state following Alexander the Great's death in 323 B.C. Spanning from the Aegean to Bactria, the Seleucids governed a vast emp...

After 1829 he changed style and painted The Visit of George IV to Edinburgh, The Entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon, and Hannibal crossing the Alps

It depicts the Battle of Issus, fought in 333 B.C. between Alexander the Great of Macedon and Darius III of Persia, which was a decisive victory for the Greeks, in which they slaught...

They are now ready to adorn your home This tapestry from the Royal Manufactory of Aubusson depicts The Tent of Darius, a famous episode in the history of Alexander the Great, which ...

The oracle of Ammon stood at the oasis of Siwa, and Alexander the Great consulted it in 331 BC. Light uneven toning, browner towards the edges.

Being one of the last remnants of Alexander the Great's Empire, the inhabitants of the Greco-Bactrian Buddhist kingdom preserved Greek culture and heritage for centuries after the de...

Historical routes are also indicated, including those associated with Alexander the Great, Marco Polo and the Yellow Expedition.

During these years, Philip II raised Macedon from a provincial frontier into a major power, unifying the kingdom under military rule and establishing the foundations of an empire tha...

The Achaemenid Empire, founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 BC, became the largest and most powerful empire on earth before its conquest by Alexander the Great of Macedon in 330 BC.

They consider themselves true Aryans and descendants of the warriors of the army of Alexander the Great. The women of the tribe have an unusual outfit made of goat fur with many de...

**Political Boundaries**: The boundaries indicated may reflect the political situation during various periods, such as the Assyrian Empire, the Kingdom of Armenia, or the Hellenistic...

Pliny writes that in ancient times people believed that this island was another world. On the side of Alexander the Great, one learned that it was an island and not a continent; his ...

Greco-Macedonian troops encountered them during Alexander the Great's campaign, and later Hellenistic rulers continued to use them in battle, integrating the animal into Greco-Roman ...

Diogenes was also noted for having publicly mocked Alexander the Great. After being captured by pirates and sold into slavery, Diogenes eventually settled in Corinth.

Among them, the one known as the sarcophagus of Alexander the Great stands out, a rare example with historical decoration - the battle of Issus, where Alexander the Great faced the P...

The dedication reads "To the wretched Alexander (not the Great)". It is a teasing, affectionate inscription, typical of the exchanges between artists and friends in the Parisian bohe...

A Hittite settlement existed there from 1400 BC and the land was conquered by Alexander the Great in the fourth century BC. From the late thirteenth century to the eighteenth century...

For Egypt, this would be the period following its conquest by Alexander the Great, its subsequent rule by the Ptolemaic dynasty, and ultimately as a province of Rome after 30 BC.

This book traces the course of Greek history from the Minoan and Mycenaean kingdoms to the rival city-states of Athens and Sparta to Alexander the Great's empire and the rise of Rome.

Symbol of nobility, wisdom and power, this animal, discovered by the Europeans during the conquests of Alexander the Great, is often represented by Westerners carrying some monumenta...

During the late 16th century Ninus (founder of Assyrian empire), Cyrus (founder of Persian empire), Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar are the most represented.

As stated above, a tall order and a big Gordian Knot. This time not one Alexander The Great would solve by simply cutting through it.

After the conquests of Alexander the Great both gold and precious and semiprecious stones were abundant.

The oval central elements feature antique 19th century cameos carved from layered agate. They depict Alexander the Great, perhaps the most celebrated military leader of antiquity.

Warhol was vastly interested in political figures, with his prints such as Mao, Vladimir Lenin and Alexander the Great. However, he was doubly interested in the Kennedy family.

Phillip II of Macedonia He was born in 382 BC, the son of Amyntas III and Eurydice I and was the father of Alexander the Great. He spent several years in his youth.

His drawings of Persepolis , a city destroyed by Alexander the Great , caused a sensation. The mayor of Amsterdam Nicolaes Witsen and a member of the Royal Society probably asked him...

A Hittite settlement existed there from 1400 BC and the land was conquered by Alexander the Great in the fourth century BC. From the late thirteenth century to the eighteenth century...

For example, we see ALEXANDRE - Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia, CÉSAR - Gaius Julius Caesar, Roman general, PALLAS - Pallas Athena, Greek goddess of wisdom, DAVID - King Davi...

- Siege of Tyre (332 BCE): Alexander the Great famously used innovative siege techniques, including movable towers, to conquer the island city of Tyre. 2.

- Siege of Tyre (332 BCE): Alexander the Great famously used innovative siege techniques, including movable towers, to conquer the island city of Tyre. 2.

A Hittite settlement existed there from 1400 BC, and the land was conquered by Alexander the Great in the fourth century BC. From the late thirteenth century to the eighteenth centur...

A helmet with a crest very similar to that in our drawing appears in another painting by Giulio Romano executed before 1536, depicting Alexander the Great (10th photo of the gallery)...

Even in the time of Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great, significant innovations were evident in Greek jewelry, but it was the conquests of his son at the end of the ...

Sitting on black obsidian base, the solid rock crystal slab is finely applied with a lapis lazuli half-horse with harness mounted in 18k gold and brilliant cut diamonds, between two ...

Sitting on black obsidian base, the solid rock crystal slab is finely applied with a lapis lazuli half-horse with harness mounted in 18k gold and brilliant cut diamonds, between two ...

This coin is in the name and type of Alexander III 'the Great' of Macedon. This coin has been inspected and approved to be authentic by a professional Numismatic who specializes in a...

., from the reign of Alexander III, The Great. On the obverse side, the head of Athena right facing, wearing an earring, necklace, and crested Corinthian helmet ornamented with coile...

Stolz was well connected to the artistic elite of Vienna, and was friends with Alexander Rothaug, the great illustrator and symbolist painter and with Josef Matthias Hauer, a compose...

Zeus Ammon became a cult god in the Greek colony of Cyrenaica (present day Libya), and Alexander the Great visited the sanctuary of Zeus Ammon in 331 BC, where the oracle proclaimed ...

This flexible bracelet decorates Hercules Knot, the symbol of strength, healing, and protection, and a replica of the Alexander The Great coin. Bracelet has a strong and very secure ...

A fantastic image of Alexander the Great!