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English: Portrait of Alexander the Great. Marble, Hellenistic artwork, 2nd-1st century BC. Marble, Hellenistic artwork, 2nd-1st century BC. Said to be from Alexandria, Egypt.
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 ...
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The text retains the essential plot from earlier romances, [2] and is a witness to common motifs of Alexander such as his horns. [3] Alexander the Great was first introduced into Ethiopic translation from the translations of the Bible into Ge'ez in the fifth and sixth centuries, as Alexander is indirectly alluded to in the Book of Daniel.
Alexander the Great in legend (2 C, 43 P) Pages in category "Cultural depictions of Alexander the Great" The following 66 pages are in this category, out of 66 total.