The Immortal Alexander the Great

The Immortal Alexander the Great exhibition is being held at the Hermitage Amsterdam museum starting from today until March. This exhibition explores the life of Alexander the Great, his Expedition to the East, and the influence of Hellenism over a...

The Immortal Alexander the Great exhibition is being held at the Hermitage Amsterdam museum starting from today until March.

This exhibition explores the life of Alexander the Great, his Expedition to the East, and the influence of Hellenism over a period of almost 2,500 years.

The Immortal Alexander the Great makes a comprehensive survey of the life of Alexander III of Macedonia (356-323 BC), charting the cultural and artistic changes that occurred as a result of his numerous conquests.

The show features more than 350 items from the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg. It is curated by Anna Trofimova, head of the Department of Classical Antiquities at the museum in St Petersburg.

Alexander, son of King Philip II of Macedonia and his fourth wife Olympias of Epirus, succeeded to the throne, aged 20, after the assassination of his father. He was a ruthless, but highly skilled strategist, unpopular with many. His death, in 323 BC, is shrouded in mystery; some claim he was poisoned, others that he died during a drunken orgy, while others believe he was overcome by a serious illness.

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