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Alexander the Great Statue, Istanbul

Alexander the Great Statue, Istanbul



‎Alexander the Great was a favorite subject of ancient sculptors, mosaicists, and other artists. This white marble statue of him, signed by the sculptor Menas, was excavated in Magnesia, an ancient Greek city in Anatolia, modern Turkey. It dates from the third century B.C. and now resides in the Istanbul Archeology Museum.
‎Dan 8:5–8, Dan 11:2–4, 1 Macc 1:1, 7, 1 Macc 6:2
‎Image by user Tkbwikmed, from Wikimedia Commons. License: Public Domain


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