Alexander the Great on the eve of Gaugamela
Alexander the Great at the fire altar on the eve of the battle of Gaugamela. The scene, described by Plutarch followed a portentous eclipse of the moon, shows Alexander sacrificing before his tent to the god Fear
Picture No
13846664
Media ID
45749367
Size
5500px x 3340px
(4.9MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Drawing by C. Castaigne in The Century,1899, vol. LVIII-28, page 232
Date
331BC





























