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Alexander the Great: the making of a myth

Alexander the Great: the making of a myth is at the British Library in London until 19 February 2023.

Above Portrait of Alexander on the Alexander Mosaic from the House of the Faun at Pompeii. The youthful, clean cut features, the brushed back wavy hair, the large eyes, fleshy lips, and bridgeless nose were characteristic of all later portraits of the Macedonian king, who became a role model for later Hellenistic and Roman rulers.

Alexander the Great

Graham Goodlad surveys the remarkable career of ancient history’s most successful warlord.