Alexander the Great, demonstrating his trust in his physician Philip by drinking a medicinal draught prepared by him after receiving a letter from General Parmenio indicating that Philip is poisoning him, in the background are tents with soldiers and horses. Alexander III of Macedon (356-323 BC) was a Greek king. In 334 BC, he invaded Persian-ruled Asia Minor and began a series of campaigns that lasted ten years.

---

Alexander the Great and Philip of Acarnania

---

Size: 4200px × 3389px
Location:
Photo credit: © Science History Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: acarnania, alexander, ancient, art, background, benjamin, bw, commander, conqueror, demonstrating, draught, drinking, emperor, empire, famous, general, great, greek, history, horses, illustration, indicating, king, leader, letter, man, medicinal, military, painting, parmenio, parmenion, persian, personality, philip, physician, poisoned, poisoning, prepared, receiving, soldiers, tents, trust, west