Western civ online school Blog#5!
Today we were tasked with independently finding research on alexander the great and his horse Bucephalus.
When alexander was around 12 or 13 he one Bucephalus on a wager with his father, Nobody could tame Bucephalus, but alexander was able to. Achilles was believed to be the ancestor of alexander. Achilles was known to be very fond of horses, and this made alexander also fond of horses. It was said that Bucephalus died at the age of thirty, but exactly how Bucephalus died is debated. Some historians say that Bucephalus died of old age, others say that he died from wounds that he suffered during the battle of hydaspes. Either way, he died, alexander established a town in the area called Bucephalus.
When alexander was around 12 or 13 he one Bucephalus on a wager with his father, Nobody could tame Bucephalus, but alexander was able to. Achilles was believed to be the ancestor of alexander. Achilles was known to be very fond of horses, and this made alexander also fond of horses. It was said that Bucephalus died at the age of thirty, but exactly how Bucephalus died is debated. Some historians say that Bucephalus died of old age, others say that he died from wounds that he suffered during the battle of hydaspes. Either way, he died, alexander established a town in the area called Bucephalus.
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