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The statue of Alexander the Great is discovered in Turkey, dating from the second century

2023-10-06 19:08:23Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The statue of Alexander the Great is discovered in Turkey, dating from the
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The head of a marble statue of Alexander the Great discovered in Turkey shows the enduring popularity of the ancient ruler hundreds of years after his death.

The object was found among the ruins of the upper levels of a Roman-era theater at Konuralp, north of Duzce, near the northwest coast of Turkey, and is thought to date back to the second century.

Alexander the Great died in 323 BC, so the statue may have been made more than 400 years after his death.

The remains of other marble statues, including the heads of the Greek god Apollo and the mythical monster Medusa, were also found in the ruins of the theater, Duzce municipality said in a statement.

"Alexander was a popular figure in the ancient world long before his untimely death at the age of 32 in Babylon on the banks of the Euphrates River," said historian Paul Cartledge, a professor at Cambridge University and author of "Alexander the Great: The Hunt for a new past", for Live Science.

The statue of Alexander the Great is discovered in Turkey, dating from the

One reason for Alexander's enduring popularity was that his successors promoted him as an ideal ruler whom they hoped to emulate.

"Competitors for his throne, and therefore his empire, used his name and said 'he was scary,'" said Cartledge, who was not involved in the new discovery.

It also became common for later rulers to issue coins bearing Alexander's image as a way of legitimizing their reign.


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