bucephalus

     

Bucephalus (Ancient Greek: Βουκεφάλας, from βούς bous, "ox" an κεφαλή kephalē, "head" meaning "ox-head") (ca. 355 BC? – June, 326 BC) was Alexander the Great's horse and arguably the most famous horse of antiquity. Ancient accounts state Bucephalus died after the Battle of the Hydaspes in 326 BC in what is now modern Pakistan and is buried in Jalalpur Sharif outside of Jhelum, Pakistan.

Trivia about bucephalus

  • This favorite horse of Alexander the Great sometimes wore golden horns in battle
  • Alexander the Great conquered much of the known world riding this stallion

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