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The Acropolis Museum,
Athens, 330 B.C.
Alexander was born in
345 B.C. at Pella,
the capital of
Macedonia. As a
child, his studies
were under the
tutelage of
Aristotle. At the age
of sixteen, while his
father Phillip, the
King of Macedonia,
marched against
Byzantium he was
entrusted with the
governing of their
country. When his
father was murdered,
he became King and
leader of the
powerful Macedonian
army. After
strengthening his
positions in Greece,
he undertook a
military campaign
which freed the Greek
cities of Asia Minor
from Persian rule.
With an objective of
fusing western and
oriental cultures, he
then went on to
conquer Egypt, Persia
and part of India
before his death at
the age of 33. These
brilliant
accomplishments
during his brief life
identify him as one
the greatest of all
military leaders. The
Macedonian ding is
represented as a
youth with
luxuriantly wavy
locks that rise
upward from above the
middle of his
forehead like a
lion's mane, a
characteristic known
from all Alexander
portraits. Probably
an original work of
the sculptor
Leochares.
Size: 8 x 5 x 3.5
Item Type: Statue
Material: cultured
marble
Weight (lbs): 4.5
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