King of Macedonia by inheritance and of Southwest Asia and Egypt-the Persian Empire-by conquest, a military genius and the greatest general in ancient times. He was the son of Philip II of Macedon and Olympias, an Epirote princess, and was born in Pella (in today's Greece). He showed his superb all-around promise from a very young age and his education was supervised by Aristotle, the famous philosopher. Alexander was deeply attached to the Greek tradition having been told that Heracles and Achilles were his ancestors. At the age of 20 he was placed at the throne of Macedon, two years later crossed Dardanells to attack the Persian Empire, and by the age of 32 he had founded an empire stretching from the Adriatic sea to India. He gave birth to the enlightened Hellenistic age (with a unity of culture hardly equaled today), prepared the way for Roman rule, and ultimately assisted the spread of Christianity as a world religion outward from the Mediterranean's shore. This unique statue with its refined and exquisite details is hand-made in Greece of high quality "AAA" white cast marble by top-notch Greek craftsman and stands at 8.24. The name Alexander, in Greek, is imprinted in the middle of the statue, and exactly below there are exquisite details of the battle in Granicus river, the first major victory by Alexander the Great against the Persians. It magnificently captures the magnetic, intensely willful, mystical in thought, while practical in action character of the youthful Alexander the Great. Splendid decoration item, outstanding gift