It was found in the kerameikos athens.
Alexander the great marble face.
Head of alexander the great made of pentelic marble.
He became king of the fringe greek kingdom of macedonia in 336 bc at the age of.
Identified by his mass of leonine hair his young idealized face and his deep set upturned eyes alexander the great was the first greek ruler to understand and exploit the propagandistic powers of portraiture.
20 21 july 356 bc 10 11 june 323 bc commonly known as alexander the great greek.
It is a chance find from the area of pella dated to the hellenistic period.
And the he goat is the king of grecia.
Some of alexander the great s most famous quotes.
And the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king daniel 8 21.
αλέξανδρος γʹ ὁ μακεδών aléxandros iii ho makedȏn.
The letters on alexander s face were carved at a later period.
Marble portrait of alexander the great 199 1.
British museum london united kingdom.
Alexander wears the lion s pelt a common iconographic feature in depictions of the young king on coins which hints at his descent from the mythical hero herakles.
Alexander was acknowledged as a military genius who always led by example.
Greek ministry of culture excerpt.
φίλιππος β ὁ μακεδών.
Earlier this year archaeologist liana souvaltzi claimed she discovered the real tomb of alexander 20 years ago in egypt but has been blocked by the greek and egyptian governments ever since.
Marble portrait of alexander the great 2nd 1st century bce said to be from alexandria egypt.
Alexander the great is one of the most extraordinary individuals in history.
He was a member of the argead dynasty of macedonian kings the third son of king amyntas iii of macedon and father of alexander the great and philip iii the rise of macedon its conquest and political consolidation of most.
Philip ii of macedon greek.
Marble portrayal head of alexander the great.