When Did Bucephalus Die?
Bucephalus Died of Battle Wounds in 326Bc in Alexander's Last Battle. Why Was Alexander the Great's Horse Named Bucephalus? the Horse's Name Is a Combination...
Bucephalus died of battle wounds in 326BC in Alexander's last battle.
Why was Alexander the Great's horse named Bucephalus?
The horse's name is a combination of the Greek words "bous," meaning ox and "kephalos," meaning head, perhaps a nod to the horse's intractable nature. According to the 2nd century C.E. author Plutarch in his Life of Alexander (6.1-5), Bucephalus was given as a gift to Alexander's father, Philip II.
Where did Bucephalus finally die?
355 BC – June 326 BC) was the horse of Alexander the Great, and one of the most famous horses of antiquity. Ancient accounts state that Bucephalus died after the Battle of the Hydaspes in 326 BC, in what is now modern Punjab Province of Pakistan, and is buried in Jalalpur Sharif outside Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan.
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