Macedon
There are 337 items in Macedon:
Rhodes, Portrait of Alexander the Great as Helios |
Alexander after Chaeronea ("Rondanini Alexander"). Part of a triumphal statue of king Philip |
Roxane
Roxane (Bactrian Roshanak): Sogdian princess (c.343-310), official wife of Alexander the Great. Achaemenid woman (or a beardless prince) Roxane - her name…Sagalassus (334 BCE)
Battle of Sagalassus: the battle between Alexander the Great and the Pisidians in the winter of 334/333 BCE, which ended in a Macedonian victory. …Seleucus I Nicator
Seleucus I Nicator ("victor"): one of the Diadochi, founder of the Seleucid Empire, ruled from 311 to 281. Seleucus I Nicator Successor…
Sidon, Royal Tombs, Chamber 3, Alexander sarcophagus (02) Alexander |
Sidon, Royal Tombs, Chamber 3, Alexander sarcophagus (09) Hephaestion |
Sidon, Royal Tombs, Chamber 3, Alexander sarcophagus (11) (Perdiccas?) |
Signature of Peucestas |
Sindos, Archaic helmet |
Soli, Portrait of Alexander the Great |
Somatophylax (Bodyguard)
Somatophylakes or Bodyguards: Greek and Macedonian court officials.As it is in our own time, important persons in Antiquity had a bodyguard to protect them and clear the road when they were approaching. For example, the king of Sparta could command…