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English: A cropped fourteenth-century miniature Greek manuscript depicting scenes from the life of Alexander the Great. In this illustration the infantry of Alexander the Great invades Athens. The battle is taking place and the soldiers of the enemy fall off the wall. The horses of Alexander and one of his adjutants are represented as a Cataphract (Armored cavalry). The entire scene is depicted entirely in Byzantine fashion of the late Byzantine period (1204-1453). “Alexander Romance” in S. Giorgio dei Greci in Venice
Date between 1204 and 1453
date QS:P,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1204-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1453-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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