Why did Alexander the Great look Latino?

This is complementary to Steve Theodore 's answer. So read and upvote his answer first. Only two depictions of Alexander that were made during his lifetime and had been viewed by him survive today. They were both found in his father's tomb. read more

4 1 The outward appearance of Alexander is best represented by the statues of him which Lysippus made, and it was by this artist alone that Alexander himself thought it fit that he should be modelled. read more

When Alexander was 13, Philip called on the great philosopher Aristotle to tutor his son. Aristotle sparked and fostered Alexander’s interest in literature, science, medicine and philosophy. Alexander was just 16 when Philip went to battle the Byzantiums and left him in charge of Macedonia. read more

Aelian on Alexander the Great's Hair Color. Aelian was a Roman rhetoric teacher of the second to third century A.D. who wrote in Greek. His most important writings were De Natura Animalium (Περὶ Ζῴων Ἰδιότητος) and Varia Historia (Ποικίλη Ἱστορία). read more