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Hephaestion (Ancient Greek: Ἡφαιστίων Hēphaistíōn; c. 356 BC – October 324 BC), son of Amyntor, was an ancient Macedonian nobleman of probable "Attic or Ionian extraction" [3] and a general in the army of Alexander the Great.
In 2019, a marble statue claimed to be of Alexander found by amateur Greek archaeologist Calliope Limneos-Papakosta in the Shallalat Gardens, which occupy the ancient royal quarter in Alexandria. [33] In 2021, Egyptian officials claimed they had found Alexander the Great's tomb in Siwa Oasis, an urban area near the Libyan border with Egypt. [34]
Photos show the iconic 2,300-year-old structure after a yearslong restoration process. Ancient palace where Alexander the Great became king reopens in Greece. Look inside
Philostratus the Elder in the Life of Apollonius of Tyana writes that in the army of Porus, there was an elephant who fought bravely against Alexander's army, and Alexander dedicated it to the Helios (Sun) and named it Ajax because he thought that such a great animal deserved a great name. The elephant had gold rings around its tusks and an ...
The cutting of the Gordian Knot is an Ancient Greek legend associated with Alexander the Great in Gordium in Phrygia, regarding a complex knot that tied an oxcart. Reputedly, whoever could untie it would be destined to rule all of Asia. In 333 BCE, Alexander was challenged to untie the knot.
Alexander the Great in the Temple of Jerusalem. Sebastiano Conca, circa 1750. Alexander the Great conquered the region in 332 BCE and according to several Jewish traditions even visited Jerusalem. [24] After his death the region known as Coele-Syria was contested by the Diadochi and their successor states.
Paleoindian and Great Plains geoarchaeology and archaeology Mads Kähler Holst (born 1973) Danish; Bronze Age and Iron Age wetland sites in Denmark Sinclar Hood (1917–2021) British; Knossos [ 24 ] [ 25 ]
Peter Morris Green (22 December 1924 – 16 September 2024) was an English classical scholar and novelist noted for his works on the Greco-Persian Wars, Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age of ancient history, generally regarded as spanning the era from the death of Alexander in 323 BC up to either the date of the Battle of Actium or the death of Augustus in 14 AD.