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This list contains settlements established or re-established on the order of Alexander the Great himself, often in his presence and always before his death in 323 BC.It does not include any posthumous foundations or refoundations; nor does it include settlements which only claimed a relationship to the Macedonian king.
Hagnothemis – alleged that Alexander the Great had been poisoned; Harmodius and Aristogeiton – assassins; Harpalus – friend of Alexander the Great; Harpalus (son of Polemaeus) – Macedonian statesman; Hecataeus of Abdera – historian of Egypt; Hecataeus of Miletus – historian; Hecatomnus – ruler in Asia; Hecato of Rhodes – Stoic ...
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 [ 23 ] [ 24 ]
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 ...
Life of Alexander (see Parallel Lives) and two orations On the Fortune or the Virtue of Alexander the Great (see Moralia), by the Greek historian and biographer Plutarch of Chaeronea in the second century, based largely on Aristobulus and especially Cleitarchus. Plutarch devotes a great deal of space to Alexander's drive and desire and strives ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 December 2024. Leif Erikson (c.970–c.1020) was a famous Norse explorer who is credited for being the first European to set foot on American soil. Explorers are listed below with their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries of activity and main areas of exploration. Marco ...
Cultural depictions of Alexander the Great (3 C, 66 P) H. Historiography of Alexander the Great (2 C, 18 P) P. People associated with Alexander the Great (8 C, 13 P)
The Palace of Aigai was built by Alexander the Great’s father, Phillip II, and completed in 336 B.C., officials said. Alexander was proclaimed king of Macedonia in the monumental complex that ...