Dimitrios Xanthopoulos, Class of 2017, UMass History
With the school year about to begin, stories of teens and young adults will begin to circulate around their respective campuses. Whether or not these stories are true, it can be safe to assume that they will blossom into rumors that will dominate the social life of students. The truth is quite easy to come by nowadays with the help of social media guiding many to converse with one another, but imagine you are presented with a rumor and have no way to delve into its origins. I spent the past spring semester working with Professor Moralee of the history department on a research project that focused on an ancient fabrication. I decided to analyze this fabrication, which described the enigmatic death of one of history’s most important men, Alexander the Great.
<img class="wp-image-396 size-large" src="https://umasshistory.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/1200px-alexander_the_great_mosaic.jpg?w=529" alt="Alexander the Great mosaic detail, originally from the House of the Faun in Pompeii. Alexander the Great mosaic detail, originally from the House of the Faun in Pompeii. Image Source
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