Analysis Of Alexander The Great

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I choose to do research on this bust because I already am familiar with Alexander’s life and his impact on global history. At first, when I saw the sculpture without reading the description, I had just assumed it was some Roman craftsman making a bust of Alexander’s likeness based upon previous artworks as his reference point. However, upon discovering that Alexander the Great was considered divine in antiquity, I understood only now began to realize just how deep Alexander 's cult and life would be the spark that will help create and define both the Roman and American Empire. Alexander 's bust had the familiar style of a young man with short fiery-hair and had no unique touch on behalf of the craftsman. I doubt there is any death mask or any real record of how Alexander …show more content…

While I think the craftsman did a good job, the only thing I dislike is that there are no eyes on the sculpture. There is a possibility the eyes had either been vandalized or just turned into dust as time passed. I believe that if the artist had added a pair of eyes, it could have further enforced the vibe that Alexander was more than divine than mortal as the cultists have believed. While Alexander the Great was human, this bust was created and used in Alexander’s cult that survived far beyond his lifetime. It wouldn’t even be farfetched to think he was a deity in the eyes of the Ancient Romans because of all of his accomplishments, which seem to only be something that can be rivaled by heroes in Greco-Roman mythology. During his lifetime, Alexander the Great would become King by the age of 20 and he would have opportunities that occur once in a millennia. [5]. One such opportunity he had was that he was personally trained by the Greek philosopher Aristotle. [5] Besides being the most well educated man in the West, he also had a lot of combat experience from fighting the Greek City-States alongside his father,

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