Following the premature death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE, his generals, friends, and heirs engaged in forty years of wars over his empire. Lysimachus (reigned 323–281 BCE), one of Alexander’s ...

On the side of the coin on the left is a man's head facing right, wearing a lion's skin headdress on top of head, tied around neck. The other side of the coin depicts a man seated on a throne facing ...

On the side of the coin on the left is the head of a man facing right, wearing a loin skin over his head and tied around his neck. The other side of the coin depicts a man seated on a throne facing ...

Certainly the best-known face in antiquity was that of Alexander the Great (reigned 336–323 BCE), whose profile ... in his extended right hand he holds an eagle, wings folded. Art Institute of Chicago ...

Alexander the Great was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon, located in northern Greece and adjacent countries. During his leadership, from 336–323 BC, Alexander the Great conquered the ...

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