Author: ANDREY ALEXEEV, YULIA BALAKHANOVA, MARIAM DANDAMAYEVA, ARKADY IPPOLITOV
Title: The immortal Alexander the Great. The myth, the reality, his journey, his legacy
Description: Exhibitions International. Paperback. Pp: 309. No ruler in antiquity appeals to the imagination as much as Alexander the Great (356 BC - 323 BC, king from 336 BC). From his youth he inspired the people around him. During his campaigns in the East, Alexander went in search of the origins of Dionysus, who, according to the ancient Greeks, came from the exotic East, possibly India. Alexander followed in Dionysus's footsteps and reached many countries: Egypt, Syria, Bactria, Persia, India and Mongolia. Everywhere he founded new capitals and named them all Alexandria. He left behind a legacy of Greek culture in the form of Hellenism.His fame lived on, long after antiquity. He was an example to many European, Russian and Islamic rulers. Paintings, tapestries and decorative art depicted Alexander's life and history. The exhibition covers all these aspects, with objects from classical antiquity to the modern age, of Western and non-Western origins. ISBN: 9789078653226. Cond./Kwaliteit: Ramsj.
Keywords: 9789078653226
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Title: The immortal Alexander the Great. The myth, the reality, his journey, his legacy
Description: Exhibitions International. Paperback. Pp: 309. No ruler in antiquity appeals to the imagination as much as Alexander the Great (356 BC - 323 BC, king from 336 BC). From his youth he inspired the people around him. During his campaigns in the East, Alexander went in search of the origins of Dionysus, who, according to the ancient Greeks, came from the exotic East, possibly India. Alexander followed in Dionysus's footsteps and reached many countries: Egypt, Syria, Bactria, Persia, India and Mongolia. Everywhere he founded new capitals and named them all Alexandria. He left behind a legacy of Greek culture in the form of Hellenism.His fame lived on, long after antiquity. He was an example to many European, Russian and Islamic rulers. Paintings, tapestries and decorative art depicted Alexander's life and history. The exhibition covers all these aspects, with objects from classical antiquity to the modern age, of Western and non-Western origins. ISBN: 9789078653226. Cond./Kwaliteit: Ramsj.
Keywords: 9789078653226
Price: EUR 12.50 = appr. US$ 13.59 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 484721
- Book number: 484721
See more books from our catalog: Kunst