Alexander in peril of his life
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1624234
Item data
Title
Alexander in peril of his life
Collection
Wonders: Images of the Ancient World
Warfare -- Ancient
Names
Vogel, H. (Hermann), 1856-1918 (Artist)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1885
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C
War casualties
Fighting
Warriors -- To 499
Campaigns & battles -- To 499
Soldiers -- Macedonian -- To 499
Genres
Notes
Source Note: Cyclopaedia of universal history : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race, from the beginnings of civilization to the present time. (Cincinnati : Jones Brothers, c1885) Ridpath, John Clark (1840-1900), Author.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 11 x 13 cm
Abstract
This picture illustrates an incident from Alexander's campaigns in Asia. In 325 B.C., the Macedonian king was leading his army in an attack on the capital city of the Mallians, a people living along the Indus River. To encourage his soldiers, he climbed over the wall, followed by two bodyguards. The Mallians fought fiercely for their city, and Alexander was so severely wounded in the chest by an arrow that he nearly died. Alexander's men were so outraged by their king's injury that they massacred the inhabitants of the city in revenge.
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 14dac8c0-c5c0-012f-e3b9-58d385a7bc34
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1885
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Alexander in peril of his life" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1885. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/14dac8c0-c5c0-012f-e3b9-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1885). Alexander in peril of his life Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/14dac8c0-c5c0-012f-e3b9-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Alexander in peril of his life" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/14dac8c0-c5c0-012f-e3b9-58d385a7bc34
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