So the bronze sculpture of Alexander the Great also found its way back to Greece, as one of 351 objects identified as looted art. Alexander is "Number 11." ...

Alexander the Great was crowned king of Macedon in October 336 B.C.E.. Over the following decade, he conquered an unparalleled territory that grew to span from Greece to northwestern India.

Experts say the marble head has many distinctive features from a statue of Alexander the Great, including a hairstyle meant to look like a lion's mane and upward-looking eyes.

Stephan Lehmann first saw the bronze sculpture of the ancient ruler in 2000 at the Winckelmann Museum in the small town of Stendal in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. The archaeologist, now retired, ...

A bronze statue of Alexander the Great in Thessaloniki, Greece. (Petros Giannakouris / Associated Press) By Valorie Castellanos Clark. July 13, 2024 3 AM PT . Share via Close extra sharing options.

Stock image of a statue of Alexander the Great in Thessaloniki, Greece. Archaeologists say they have unraveled the identities of human remains thought to be Alexander's relatives at a royal ...

A statue of Alexander the Great looms over the central square. One of his father, Philip II of Macedon, towers above a nearby piazza atop an oversize pedestal.

So the bronze sculpture of Alexander the Great also found its way back to Greece, as one of 351 objects identified as looted art. Alexander is "Number 11." ...