Alexander the Great was the son of Philip II, king of Macedonia in the 4th century B.C. In a mere 11 years of campaigning, Alexander the Great amassed the most extensive empire the world had ever seen. It sprawled over three continents, from Alexander's native Macedonia in Greece, Europe, into northern Africa and across western Asia to India. The youthful monarch vanquished Persian armies in major battles staged at Granicus, Issus and Gaugamela, and brought the old Persian empire under his rule. He died in Babylon in 323 B.C. at the age of 33.
Statue of Alexander the Great found at the Pella palace. Made of bonded marble and coated with marble patina.
Dated to 280 BC. Archaeological Museum of Pella, Greece