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Alexander carried with him everywhere his most precious possession Aristotle's personal copy of the Iliad which the famous philosopher had given him.
When Alexander led his Macedonian army to the Hellespont [Çanakkale Boğazı], he desired two things: to be the new Achilles sailing once again for Troy, and to be the captain-general of the Hellenes exacting vegeance for the invasion of Greece by the Persian king Xerxes.
In 480 BC after crossing the Hellespont on of Greek triremes sent by Parmenion, Alexander, in full armor, flung his spear into the sand and claimed as from the gods the spear-won prize of all Asia. This ancient coin depicts this moment.
Alexander carried with him everywhere his most precious possession Aristotle's personal copy of the Iliad which the famous philosopher had given him.
When Alexander led his Macedonian army to the Hellespont [Çanakkale Boğazı], he desired two things: to be the new Achilles sailing once again for Troy, and to be the captain-general of the Hellenes exacting vegeance for the invasion of Greece by the Persian king Xerxes.
In 480 BC after crossing the Hellespont on of Greek triremes sent by Parmenion, Alexander, in full armor, flung his spear into the sand and claimed as from the gods the spear-won prize of all Asia. This ancient coin depicts this moment.