miniatures of alexander the great, national library of wales

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Alexander after being poisoned - Drawing. Public domain image.

Alexander after being poisoned - Drawing. Public domain image.

Alexander and his queen at table, and again in the foreground with a feather in his throat after being poisoned (f. 94v.). 323 BCE

Alexander and his companions consult the prophetic trees of the Sun and the Moon; Alexander meeting a black-legged monster man, a horse-lion and headless men (f. 84v.)

Alexander and his companions consult the prophetic trees of the Sun an...

Alexander and his companions consult the prophetic trees of the Sun and the Moon; Alexander meeting a black-legged monster man, a horse-lion and headless men (f. 84v.)

Alexander and his men facing amazing beasts

Alexander and his men facing amazing beasts

Alexander and his men facing amazing beasts across a river (f. 68v.)

Alexander climbing up to the palace on the adamantine mountain

Alexander climbing up to the palace on the adamantine mountain

Alexander climbing up to the palace on the adamantine mountain (f. 83)

Alexander entering Italy with his followers

Alexander entering Italy with his followers

Alexander, mounted on Bucephalus, entering Italy with his followers (f. 37v.)

Alexander fighting a crowned dragon

Alexander fighting a crowned dragon

Alexander fighting a crowned dragon; long-haired women emerging from a river (f. 90)

Alexander fighting the dog-headed Cynocephali

Alexander fighting the dog-headed Cynocephali

Alexander fighting the dog-headed Cynocephali (f. 92) Public domain photograph of medieval or early renaissance painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alexander has the murderers of Darius executed

Alexander has the murderers of Darius executed

Alexander has the murderers of Darius executed by hanging (f. 61)

Alexander killing Nectanebus, his father

Alexander killing Nectanebus, his father

Alexander killing Nectanebus, his father, by throwing him into a ditch (f. 34)

Alexander killing Porus in single combat

Alexander killing Porus in single combat

Alexander killing Porus in single combat before their armies (f. 70)

Alexander on his deathbed

Alexander on his deathbed

Alexander on his deathbed, surrounded by mourners, and dictating his will to his notary (f. 95v.)

Alexander outside the gates of Abdyra receiving the keys of the city

Alexander outside the gates of Abdyra receiving the keys of the city

Alexander outside the gates of Abdyra receiving the keys of the city (f. 44)

Alexander sending a message over a river to the Brahmins

Alexander sending a message over a river to the Brahmins

Alexander sending a message over a river to the Brahmins (f. 73v.)

Alexander, his men and beasts suffering from thirst by a river

Alexander, his men and beasts suffering from thirst by a river

Alexander, his men and beasts suffering from thirst by a river (f. 67)

Alexander’s first victory over Darius, the Persian king

Alexander’s first victory over Darius, the Persian king

Alexander’s first victory over Darius, the Persian king (f. 51v.) Public domain photograph of medieval manuscript miniature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alexander’s first victory over Porus

Alexander’s first victory over Porus

Alexander’s first victory over Porus (f. 64) Public domain photograph of medieval miniature painting, illuminated manuscript, 14th-15th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alexander’s meeting with Queen of the Amazons

Alexander’s meeting with Queen of the Amazons

Alexander’s meeting with Talistris, Queen of the Amazons (f. 66v.) Public domain photograph of medieval manuscript miniature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alexander’s tents on fire - Public domain dedication image

Alexander’s tents on fire - Public domain dedication image

Alexander’s tents on fire, and amphibious men and women standing in water (f. 72v.)

Alexander’s third victory over Darius

Alexander’s third victory over Darius

Alexander’s third victory over Darius; Darius escaping over the river in a cart (f. 56v. margin)

Another translator addressing his master

Another translator addressing his master

Translator addressing his master(f. 30r.) Public domain reproduction of illuminated medieval manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bucephalus being presented to Philip; Bucephalus in a cage with the remains of condemned criminals

Bucephalus being presented to Philip; Bucephalus in a cage with the re...

Bucephalus being presented to Philip; Bucephalus in a cage with the remains of condemned criminals, being tamed by Alexander (f. 34v.)

Murder of Darius and Alexander at the side of the dying king

Murder of Darius and Alexander at the side of the dying king

The murder of Darius by his own generals; Alexander at the side of the dying king (f. 59)

Nectanebus enthroned, with courtiers

Nectanebus enthroned, with courtiers

Nectanebus enthroned, with courtiers, receiving a sealed document bearing news of Artaxerxes’ threatened invasion; Nectanebus in his chamber bewitching Artaxerxes’ fleet in a basin of water (f. 29v., full page ... More

School, with Cato and his translator

School, with Cato and his translator

School, with Cato and his translator (seated below) instructing pupils (f. 1)

The battle with woodland men armed with clubs

The battle with woodland men armed with clubs

The battle with woodland men armed with clubs (f. 82) Public domain photograph of medieval manuscript miniature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The coronation of Alexander - Public domain dedication image

The coronation of Alexander - Public domain dedication image

The coronation of Alexander (f. 60v.) Public domain photograph of medieval miniature painting, illuminated manuscript, 14th-15th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The marriage of Alexander and Darius’ daughter

The marriage of Alexander and Darius’ daughter

The marriage of Alexander and Darius’ daughter (f. 61v.) Public domain photograph of medieval miniature painting, illuminated manuscript, 14th-15th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picry... More

Translator addressing his master on a road

Translator addressing his master on a road

Translator addressing his master on a road leading from a castle to a farm (f. 2)

Translator addressing his master, in a garden

Translator addressing his master, in a garden

Translator addressing his master, in a garden (f. 19) Public domain reproduction of illuminated medieval manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Translator addressing his master, indoors

Translator addressing his master, indoors

Translator addressing his master, indoors (f. 14v.) Public domain photograph of 13th-14th-century medieval illuminated manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Translator addressing his master

Translator addressing his master

Translator addressing his master, with a man ploughing in the background (f. 8v.)