March 14, 2018 – During the eleven years he spent conquering the Achaemenid Persian empire, Alexander the Great took part in the rites of Babylonian Marduk and Egyptian Ammon, and reportedly sought enlightenment from the holy men of the Indus river valley. After Alexander’s death in 323 BC, legends that formed around his life story … Continue reading NYR Calendar Features ‘Romance and Reason: Islamic Transformations of the Classical Past’