. ˖ ꒰𑁬 adore ໒꒱ ˖ .

Modern mosaic showing Greek soldiers carrying the body of Alexander the Great, exhibited in the Historical Museum of Sughd, Khujand, Tajikistan. 

His friends were astonished, and asked the reason for his tears. "Do you not think," said he, "it is matter for sorrow that while Alexander, at my age, was already king of so many peoples, I have as yet achieved no brilliant success? - Plutarch, Life of Caesar

Bucephalus was said that he could not be tamed. Described as a black Thessalian breed with a star in his forehead. And afraid of his own shadow, only Alexander the Great tamed him.

Alexander the Great, based off the “battle of issus” mosaic from pompeii

olympias and alexander

Italy, ca. 1565-1570, housed at the Real Armería, Madrid.

young alexandros and bucephalus

(Snippet of WIP)

Apple of the eye or something

Aphrodite for day 1 of mythtober

The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Alcibiades please come back the children miss you 😔😔