Macedon
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A Contemporary Account of the Battle of Gaugamela
Astronomical Diary mentioning the Battle of Gaugamela On 1 October 331, the Macedonian king Alexander the Great defeated a large Persian…A Contemporary Account of the Death of Alexander
On the last day of the month Aiiâru in the fourteenth year of his reign, Alexander died in Babylon. The only contemporary source describing the event is the Astronomical Diary, a day-by-day account of celestial phenomena, written by the officials…A fake source on Alexander the Great
The texts known as the "Sibylline oracles" were collected between the second century BCE and seventh century CE. They derive their name from Sibyl, a word indicating a prophetess; there were some ten or twelve of these ladies and there…
Abukir, Medaillon of Alexander with diadem |
Abukir, Medaillon of Alexander with the zodiac on his shield |
Abukir, Medaillon of Alexander, with the abduction Europa on his helmet |
Abukir, Medallion of Olympias |
Aegae (Vergina)
Aegae: ancient capital of Macedonia, site of the royal cemetery. Theater Aegae was the old capital of Macedonia and always remained an…Aeschines on Alexander
In the summer of 330, the Athenian politician Aeschines attacked his rival Demosthenes for the failure of the latter's anti-Macedonian policy. His speech is known as Against Ctesiphon. M.M. Austin has translated the sections 132-134.
The Albani Alexander |
Alexander (bronze figurine) |
Alexander 2.1
Alexander the Great (*356; r. 336-323): the Macedonian king who defeated his Persian colleague Darius III Codomannus and conquered the Achaemenid Empire. During his campaigns, Alexander visited a.o. Egypt, Babylonia, Persis, Media, Bactria, the Punjab, and the valley of the Indus. In the second half of his reign, he had to…