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What was the hair color of Alexander the Great?

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Alexander 3rd century B.C. Mosaic Depiction of Craterus (right) saving Alexander (left) from a Persian lion, at Sidon in 333. From Pella Museum, in Greece. read more

Again. Aelian wrote in Greek in the 3rd century AD. He refers to Alexander the Great's hair color and says it was yellow, according to this translation: Book XII Chap. XIV. Of persons excellent in Beauty. "They say that the most amiable and beautiful amongst the Greeks was Alcibiades; amongst the Romans, Scipio. read more

Robby House, Alexander the Great Subject Matter Expert Answered Nov 3, 2016 ยท Author has 883 answers and 477.5k answer views In all probability his natural hair color was dark brown but according to surviving records Alexander was fond of bleaching his hair blond with a potash based compound. read more

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