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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Imperial Dave on Dec 08, 2025, 06:54 PM

Title: Bucephalus
Post by: Imperial Dave on Dec 08, 2025, 06:54 PM
https://x.com/histories_arch/status/1998001070665297961

I love how they state the horse's birth and death dates
Title: Re: Bucephalus
Post by: Jim Webster on Dec 08, 2025, 07:02 PM
Quote from: Imperial Dave on Dec 08, 2025, 06:54 PMhttps://x.com/histories_arch/status/1998001070665297961

I love how they state the horse's birth and death dates

I would cast doubt on the date of birth. The horse met Alexander when Alexander was 13 so we can put a date on that. Given the Greeks did train horses a bit later than some, they still started when they were about 5. So I'd say that Bucephalus was about that age