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A WORLD WELL LIVED


The “heated rivalries” of Alexander the Great’s FAMILY VALUES
Alexander and the cast of characters in his life have stirred the imaginations of artists throughout history and the world. Here John Steell’s “Alexander & Bucephalus” (1883, bronze), which stands outside Edinburgh’s City Chambers in Scotland, crystallizes the story of the preteen Alexander taming the rearing Bucephalus by recognizing the horse was afraid of his shadow and turning him so he couldn’t see it. | Photograph by Stefan Schäfer, Lich. He’s the subject of Netflix se
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