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The Founding of Alexandria-in-Caucaso; Livre des fais d'Alexandre le grant, about 1470-1475. Creator: Master of the Jardin de vertueuse consolation.

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The Founding of Alexandria-in-Caucaso; Livre des fais d'Alexandre le grant, about 1470-1475. Additional Info: Alexander the Great surveys the building of a new city, Alexandria-in-Caucaso, at the foot of the Hindu-Kush mountains. Alexander later established his headquarters here as he launched his campaign into Bactria. It was one of seventy cities he founded in an effort to consolidate his rule over lands he had conquered.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

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HRM24A76_406

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90,7Mo (7,0Mo) / 40,7cm x 55,8cm / 4810 x 6588 (300dpi)

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city building people arts mountain mountains mountain range country French France tower construction writing monarch art geography color king decoration royal towers medieval ancient Greek Greece text location surveying century empire conquest page ink royalty concept decorated manuscript lettering calligraphy Colour Macedonia Macedonian Hindu Kush mediaeval Middle Ages 15th century 4th century BC empire builder fifteenth century geographical feature illuminated manuscript sovereign tempera Alexander the Great manuscript empire building founding King of Macedonia Alexander III of Macedon Iskander Iskandar Alexander III of Macedonia Heritage Art folio Tempera colours gold leaf gold paint and ink verso Master of the Jardin de vertueuse consolation Jardin de vertueuse consolation Master Alexandria-in-Caucaso