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Exhibition “The immortal Alexander the Great. The myth, the reality, his
journey, his legacy”
Amsterdam - Hermitage
18 September 2010 - 18 March 2011
“No ruler in antiquity appeals to the imagination as much as Alexander the
Great (356 BC – 323 BC, king from 336 BC). From his youth he inspired the
people around him. During his campaigns in the East, Alexander went in
search of the origins of Dionysus, who, according to the ancient Greeks,
came from the exotic East, possibly India. Alexander followed in
Dionysus’s footsteps and reached many countries: Egypt, Syria, Bactria,
Persia, India and Mongolia. Everywhere he founded new capitals and named
them all Alexandria. He left behind a legacy of Greek culture in the form
of Hellenism.
His fame lived on, long after antiquity. He was an example to many
European, Russian and Islamic rulers. Paintings, tapestries and decorative
art depicted Alexander’s life and history. The exhibition covers all these
aspects, with objects from classical antiquity to the modern age, of
Western and non-Western origins.”
Website: http://www.hermitage.nl/en/
