At The Tomb of Alexander The Great

 

Caesar August Visits the Tomb of Alexander 

About this time he had the sarcophagus and body of Alexander the Great brought forth from its shrine,⁠  and after gazing on it, showed his respect by pla­cing upon it a golden crown and strewing it with flowers; and being then asked whether he wished to see the tomb of the Ptolemies as well, he replied, "My wish was to see a king, not corpses."

The Text: 

SUETONIUS - The Life of Augustus

The Painting:

FRANCOIS SCHOMMER - Augustus at the tomb of Alexander