Sisygambis, mother of Darius III, mistakes Hephaestion (center) for Alexander the Great (right) in a 18th century Italian painting by Francesco de Mura. Alexander the Great remains one of history ...

A tunic of ancient warrior Alexander the Great was recently found in a tomb ... we can see that the painting shows the tunic with two white lines. This corresponds perfectly with the layers ...

Additionally, the painting is done in a complicated style ... it is hard to support a date before the time of Alexander the Great." Richard Janko, a classical studies professor at the University ...

Metropolitan Museum of Art Supported by By Justin Marozzi Justin ... ALEXANDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD: The Forgotten Final Years of Alexander the Great, by Rachel Kousser It is difficult to ...