The Macedonian militaryleaderruled all of Greece and as far eastward as Pakistan and Afghanistan.
His death in 323 BCEdividedhis empire among his generals, but it also enshrined the deceased in Greeklater Romanlegend.
Part of the Roman Empire, it has once been Alexander the Great’s territory.
Photo:Düzce Municipality
Despite this temporal gap, archeologists were able to recognize it by the distinctive posture and hairstyle.
Firstly, his eyes are lifted to heaven, a typical glance seen in depictions of Alexander.
Additionally, the elegantly carved voluminous hair of the statue is iconically Alexander.
The head of an Alexander the Great statue found in Konuralp, in northwest Turkey near the city of Düzce. (Photo:Düzce Municipality)
This depiction is a hairstyle unique to Alexander the Great.
Also, Alexander was famous for preferring a clean-shaven look.
Alexander had in fact become something of a mythical historical figure, invoked by interested parties to idealize leadership.
Another more contemporary depiction of Alexander on a sarcophagus. (Photo: Ronald Slabke viaWikimedia Commons,CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)
(Photo:Duzce Municipality)
Alexander conquered a vast swath of land stretching east to Afghanistan.
Another more contemporary depiction of Alexander on a sarcophagus.
