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Started by Imperial Dave, Dec 08, 2025, 06:54 PM

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Imperial Dave

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