Was Alexander the Great left-handed?

Laterality. 2006 Nov;11(6):562-5. doi: 10.1080/13576500600843292.

Abstract

No evidence, literary or pictorial, exists from antiquity to indicate that Alexander the Great was left-handed. Instead classical representations of Alexander show him as right-handed.

Publication types

  • Biography
  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Functional Laterality*
  • Greece, Ancient
  • History, Ancient
  • Humans
  • Military Personnel / history

Personal name as subject

  • None Alexander the Great