Bucephalus, with its much-discussed name, was a horse of exceptional strength and beauty, given to Philip II when Alexander was still crown prince. The horse, which seemed untameable, was instead tamed by Alexander, who from then on wanted Bucephalus with him throughout his expedition to Asia against the Persian empire. Bucephalus died in 326, after Alexander’s great victory over the Indian king Porus. Its death also marked the end of Alexander’s fortunes: in fact, the latter was forced to stop his advance and start on his way back to Babylon, where he died in June 323
Landucci, F., Alessandro e Bucefalo: un'amicizia speciale, in Marcherita Cassi, M. C. (ed.), Uomini e bestie fra Antichità e Medioevo, Quasar, Roma 2024: 81- 90 [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/306860]
Alessandro e Bucefalo: un'amicizia speciale
Landucci, Franca
2024
Abstract
Bucephalus, with its much-discussed name, was a horse of exceptional strength and beauty, given to Philip II when Alexander was still crown prince. The horse, which seemed untameable, was instead tamed by Alexander, who from then on wanted Bucephalus with him throughout his expedition to Asia against the Persian empire. Bucephalus died in 326, after Alexander’s great victory over the Indian king Porus. Its death also marked the end of Alexander’s fortunes: in fact, the latter was forced to stop his advance and start on his way back to Babylon, where he died in June 323
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