The Face of Alexander the Great (Photoshop Reconstruction)

PRINTS NOW AVAILABLE! Project requested by user/MrCol52 Alexander III the Great, also the King of Macedonia and conqueror of the Persian Empire, is heralded as one of the greatest military figures in the world’s history. He was born in Pella, once the capital of Macedonia in 356 B.C. He grew up watching his father, King Philip II slowly mould Macedonia into a formidable military force while the scholar Aristotle tutored Alexander in science, medicine, and philosophy. Such was Alexander’s prowess as a capable and reliable individual, his father actually let him to rule Macedonia while he and his army invaded Alexander was only 16 at the time. When a Thracian tribe rebelled against the invasion and threatened the country, young Alexander organized an army, led it against the rebels, and defeated them. Two years later, King Philip II gave Alexander a commanding post as one of the senior generals in the Macedonian army, where Alexander’s strength and bravery