Sports in the Ancient Mediterranean (Image Gallery) p. 6

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by Arienne King
published on 05 August 2020

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Relief of Alexander the Great Hunting a Lion

by Caroline Cervera
published on 04 May 2016

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Relief of Alexander the Great Hunting a Lion — View Full-Size Image

This relief may depict Alexander with the lion skin of Hercules, fighting a lion on foot. His friend Krateros (on horseback) rescues him. The lion hunt is a common image in Near Eastern art. This relief formed part of the base of a statue. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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