Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. (King of Macedonia)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 356 B.C.-323 B.C.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
MS 180: Alexandreis by Walter of Châtillon [incomplete], 13th century
Item
Identifier: MS 180
Contents
MS 180 contains a part of the Alexandreis, an epic poem by twelfth-century author, Walter of Châtillon. Walter's epic of Alexander the Great is written in hexameter verse and became a popular text in the Middle Ages. Written in the 1180s after Walter returned to France following his degree in law at the university of Bologna, the Alexandreis was requested by William, Archbishop of Rheims. This connection is explicit in the...
Dates:
13th century