The government of ancient Macedonia was first established sometime during the 8th–5th centuries BC. Little is known of its institutions before the reign of Philip II (depicted) , from 359 to 336 BC. Administration evolved in complexity under his successor Alexander the Great and subsequent dynasties. It is unclear if a constitution was formally established. The king ( basileus ) served as the head of state , assisted by his noble companions and royal pages . Kings served as chief judges and high priests of
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La Fuensanta is a portrait painting by Spanish artist Julio Romero de Torres depicting Maria Teresa López González, one of his models. The painting was made in the autumn of 1929, when Torres completed another two artworks, La Chiquita Piconera and Bodegas Cruz Conde . González was one of Torres's favourite models, having first sat for him at the age of fourteen. According to Sotheby's , the work has been "proclaimed as a quintessential rendition of Andalucian beauty", and it was depicted for 25 years on th