Alexander the Great

[Kyriakos]

Simple question: anyone know of research as to which image of Alexander the great, of those created, is closer to the reality?

 

[Cynovolans]

Plutarch said statues of Alexander made by his personal sculptor, Lysippus were most like him. Though I think only Roman copies of his work exist.

 

[Kyriakos]

Very helpfull, thank you

So he should have been looking mostly like this:

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Yes, except made of flesh. And barring the typical idealization of forms and such that went along with all pre-photographic representations of people.

 

[LightSpectra]

Yes, except made of flesh

Perfect name for a death metal album. Can I use it?

 

[Traitorfish]

Yes, except made of flesh.

Also, he probably kept his head on top of shoulders, rather than on a sort of pole thing. That would have made his job awfully difficult.

 

[LightSpectra]

Also, he probably kept his head on top of shoulders, rather than on a sort of pole thing. That would have made his job awfully difficult.

Why? If I were a Persian and I saw that the enemy army was being lead by one of those floating heads from Castlevania, I'd rout pretty fast.

 

[Traitorfish]

Why? If I were a Persian and I saw that the enemy army was being lead by one of those floating heads from Castlevania, I'd rout pretty fast.

That's a very good point. Perhaps his military genius was greater than we have yet realised.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

This leads me to believe that Zheng He was the Nihilanth.

 

[Agent327]

Very interesting.

Plutarch said statues of Alexander made by his personal sculptor, Lysippus were most like him. Though I think only Roman copies of his work exist.

Also, I believe it was mentioned that his hair was blonde ('fair'), so the first mosaic picturial would be less accurate in both instances. (Don't know about his eye colour though.)

 

[Sofista]

It is said he had a brown and a blue eye.

Also, he was said to be shorter than all his generals, and of a ruddy complexion.