Gordian Knot
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The cutting of the Gordian Knot is an Ancient Greek legend associated with Alexander the Great in Gordium in Phrygia, regarding a complex knot that tied an oxcart. Reputedly, whoever could untie it wo
Alexander the Great cuts the Gordian Knot by Livio Retti (1692–1751)
Alexander the Great Cutting the Gordian Knot (1767) by Jean-François Godefroy
Alexander the Great Cutting the Gordian Knot by André Castaigne (1898–1899)
Quintus Curtius Rufus
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Quintus Curtius Rufus was a Roman historian, likely active in the 1st century AD. He is known solely for his surviving work, Historiae Alexandri Magni, more fully titled Historiarum Alexandri Magni Ma
Quintus Curtius Rufus. Historia Alexandri Magni. Leiden: Elzevier, 1664.
Qui. Curse En La Vie Alexand. Le Grand, illumination from manuscript located at the Laurentian Library of Florence.
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