Alexander romances

…His plans to circumnavigate the Arabian Peninsula and to invade the Western Mediterranean after his eastern expedition were called off due to his sudden death, but his exploits in the unknown world eventually gave rise to the Alexander Romance, a legendary tale of Alexander the Conqueror, which was a mixture of fantasy, mystery, and admiration. Hellenistic Macedonia [Akira Omuta]
[Legend of Alexander the Great]
The "Alexander romances" are a general term for the fantastical and dreamlike stories about the great king that were popular in medieval Europe. Until the early modern period, Alexander the Great was known to people only through these stories.

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…東征に次ぐアラビア半島周航や西地中海遠征などの計画は，彼の急死によって中止されたが，世界の未知に挑んだその功業は，やがてさまざまの空想，神秘，憧憬を織りまぜた〈世界征服者アレクサンドロス〉の伝奇物語(アレクサンダー･ロマンス)を各地に成立させた。ヘレニズムマケドニア【大牟田 章】
［アレクサンドロス大王伝説］
　〈アレクサンダー･ロマンスAlexander romances〉とは主としてヨーロッパ中世において流布された，大王にまつわる空想的･夢幻的な物語の総称である。近世に至るまでアレクサンドロス大王は，こういった物語の姿でのみ人々に知られてきた。…

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