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Bucephalus (/ b juː. ˈ s ɛ . f ə . l ə s / ; Ancient Greek : Βουκεφᾰ́λᾱς , romanized : Būcephắlās ; c. 355 BC – June 326 BC) or Bucephalas , was the horse of Alexander the Great , and one of the most famous horses of classical antiquity . [ 1 ]
The sources are however unclear on the details of the foundation and naming of the cities. Arrian separates the clauses detailing the location and naming of the cities, so that although the reader knows that one of the two cities was called Nikaia and one named Boukephala, it is unclear which name corresponds to which city.
Bucephala may refer to: . Bucephala, the goldeneye, a duck genus; Bucephala is the name of at least two cities: Bucephala, or Alexandria Bucephalus, a city in Punjab founded by Alexander the Great and named in honor of his horse, Bucephalus
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Like Alexander's horse Bucephalus, Peritas was awarded a city named in his honor, with a monument to his glory in its central square. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] According to Plutarch , after recalling the story of Bucephalus, "It is said, too, that when he lost a dog also, named Peritas, which had been reared by him and was loved by him, he founded a city and ...
Alexander the Great Taming Bucephalus is an 1826 history painting by the British artist Benjamin Robert Haydon. [1] [2] It depicts a scene from ancient history when Alexander the Great tamed his famous warhorse Bucephalus. On the right of the picture are Alexander's father Philip II of Macedon and mother Olympias.