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Alexander the Great fights Persians, 4th century BC, 20th century. Late 4th century BC Hellenistic stone sarcophagus adorned with bas-relief carvings of Alexander the Great, King of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty. From the Royal Necropolis, Sidon. (Photo by CM Dixon/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Alexander the Great fights Persians, 4th century BC, 20th century. Late 4th century BC Hellenistic stone sarcophagus adorned with bas-relief carvings of Alexander the Great, King of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty. From the Royal Necropolis, Sidon. (Photo by CM Dixon/Heritage Images/Getty Images)