About 230 results for ‘Alexander the Great’
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Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μέγας, Aléxandros ho Mégas from the Greek αλέξω alexo "to defend, help" + ανήρ aner "man"), was a king of Macedon, a state in northern ancient Greece. Born in Pella in 356 BC, Alexander was tutored by Aristotle until the age of 16. By the age of thirty, he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from the Ionian Sea to the Himalayas. He was undefeated in battle and is considered one of history's most successful commanders. Alexander succeeded his father, Philip II of Macedon, to the throne in 336 BC after Philip was assassinated. Upon Philip's death, Alexander inherited a strong kingdom and an experienced army. He was awarded the generalship of Greece and used this authority to launch his father's military expansion plans. In 334 BC, he invaded Persian-ruled Asia Minor and began a series of campaigns that lasted ten years. Alexander broke the power of Persia in a series of decisive battles, most notably the battles of Issus and Gaugamela. He subsequently overthrew the Persian King Darius III and conquered the entirety of the Persian Empire. At that point, his empire stretched from the Adriatic Sea to the Indus River. Seeking to reach the "ends of the world and the Great Outer Sea", he invaded India in 326 BC, but was eventually forced to turn back at the demand of his troops. Alexander died in Babylon in 323 BC, without executing a series of planned campaigns that would have begun with an invasion of Arabia. In the years following his death, a series of civil wars tore his empire apart, resulting in several states ruled by the Diadochi, Alexander's surviving generals and heirs. Alexander's legacy includes the cultural diffusion his conquests engendered. He founded some twenty cities that bore his name, most notably Alexandria in Egypt. Alexander's settlement of Greek colonists and the resulting spread of Greek culture in the east resulted in a new Hellenistic civilization, aspects of which were still evident in the traditions of the Byzantine Empire in the mid-15th century. Alexander became legendary as a classical hero in the mold of Achilles, and he features prominently in the history and myth of Greek and non-Greek cultures. He became the measure against which military leaders compared themselves, and military academies throughout the world still teach his tactics.
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- Artist(s):
- Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy
Alexandre au tombeau d'Achille
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- Alexander the Great
- Altar
- Ancient Greece
- Banner
- Forest
- Man
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- 17th century
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- Artist(s):
- Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
L'Apothéose d'Homère, dit aussi Homère déifié
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- Painting
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- Aeschylus
- Aesop
- Alcibiades
- Alexander the Great
- Allegory
- Apelles
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- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Charles Le Brun
Alexandre et Porus
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- Alexander the Great
- Armour
- Cadaver
- Chariot
- Classical Greece
- Helmet
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- 17th century
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- Artist(s):
- Charles Le Brun
La bataille d'Arbelles
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- Alexander the Great
- Bird
- Chariot
- Classical Greece
- Erbil
- Helmet
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- 17th century
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- Artist(s):
- Charles Le Brun
Le Passage du Granique
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- Portrayed subject:
- Alexander the Great
- Biga Çayı
- Classical Greece
- Horse
- Weapon
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- 17th century
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- Artist(s):
- Charles Le Brun
Entrée d'Alexandre dans Babylone
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- Alexander the Great
- Babylon
- Chariot
- Classical Greece
- Elephant
- Goldsmith
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- Date:
- 17th century
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Alexandre coupant le noeud gordien
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- Portrayed subject:
- Alexander the Great
- Chariot
- Column
- Gordian Knot
- Loggia
- Serviceman
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- 17th century
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- Artist(s):
- Jacques-Louis David
Apelle peignant Campaspe en présence d'Alexandre
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- Portrayed subject:
- Alexander the Great
- Apelles
- Helmet
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- 19th century
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La défaite de Darius par Alexandre
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- Alexander the Great
- Cavalry
- Chariot
- Darius III
- Deciduous
- Elephant
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- 19th century
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La famille de Darius aux pieds d'Alexandre
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- Portrayed subject:
- Alexander the Great
- Cuirass
- Darius III
- Deciduous
- Dog
- Family
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- 18th century
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- Artist(s):
- Pierre-Narcisse Guérin
Alexandre cédant Campaspe à Apelle
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- Alexander the Great
- Apelles
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- 18th century
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Hubert Robert
Alexandre le Grand devant le tombeau d'Achille
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- Alexander the Great
- Ancient Rome
- Column
- Heracles
- Paganism
- Pyramid
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- 18th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
Triomphe d'Alexandre le grand
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- Painting
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- Alexander the Great
- India
- Injury
- King Porus
- Lake
- Man
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- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
Etudes de monnaie d'Alexandre pour Jason et Médée et Herc...
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- Drawing
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- Alexander the Great
- Money
- Portrait
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- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
Etude d'Alexandre pour Le Triomphe d'Alexandre
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Alexander the Great
- Armour
- Helmet
- Man
- Sitting
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- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
Six études d'Alexandre pour Le Triomphe d'Alexandre
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Alexander the Great
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- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
Etude pour Alexandre pour Le Triomphe d'Alexandre
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Alexander the Great
- Helmet
- Man
- Sitting
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
Etude pour Le Triomphe d'Alexandre
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Alexander the Great
- Helmet
- Man
- Sitting
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
Etude pour Le Triomphe d'Alexandre : Alexandre sur son trône
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Alexander the Great
- India
- Man
- Sitting
- Throne
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
Etude de la bataille d'Alexandre à Arbèles
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Alexander the Great
- Chariot
- Erbil
- Serviceman
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- 19th century
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Les Noces d'Alexandre et de Roxane
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- Portrayed subject:
- Alexander the Great
- Cupid
- Marriage
- Party
- Roxana
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- 18th century
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- Artist(s):
- Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Alexandre tente de se poignarder sur le corps de Clitus q...
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- Portrayed subject:
- Alexander the Great
- Cleitus the Black
- Man
- Poignard
- Suicide
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Groupe de trois femme et deux hommes
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Alexander the Great
- Man
- Roxana
- Woman
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- Date:
- 16th century
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- Artist(s):
- René-Antoine Houasse
Le mariage d'Alexandre et Roxane
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Alexander the Great
- Helmet
- Marriage
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- Date:
- 17th century
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- Artist(s):
- Charles Le Brun
La famille de Darius aux pieds d'Alexandre
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- Portrayed subject:
- Alexander the Great
- Armour
- Child
- Clothing
- Darius III
- Family
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- Date:
- 17th century
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Alexandre à la chasse au lion
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Alexander the Great
- Hunting
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- Date:
- 17th century
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