by Shoto Press Staff | Aug 12, 2026 | Behind the scenes: The Golden Vine
Who was Alexander IV? Alexander IV in The Golden Vine Recorded history tells us that in 327 BCE, Alexander married Roxane, the daughter of a warlord who ruled a small territory within the Persian Empire. What history doesn’t say conclusively is whether this was...
by Shoto Press Staff | Aug 11, 2026 | Behind the scenes: The Golden Vine
The figure on horseback at left is thought to be Hephaestion. From the Alexander Sarcophagus in the Istanbul Archaeology Museum. Image: Wikimedia Commons. Who was Hephaestion? Scholars are divided on the subject. On one hand, he was clearly someone very important to...
by Shoto Press Staff | Aug 10, 2026 | Behind the scenes: The Golden Vine
The Golden Vine is faithful to recorded history, but only up to a point. The most compelling question posed by Alexander’s life is “what if he had not died young and succeeded in his campaign to conquer the whole world?” Scholars agree that he could...
