The city was visited in 333 BC by Alexander the Great, who envisioned himself as the new Achilles and carried the Iliad with him, but his court biographers do not mention the spear; however, it was shown in the time of Pausanias in the 2nd century CE.
ðə sˈɪɾi wʌz vˈɪzɪɾᵻd ɪn θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː bˌiːsˈiː baɪ ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt, hˌuː ɛnvˈɪʒənd hɪmsˈɛlf æz ðə nˈuː ɐkˈɪliːz ænd kˈæɹid ðɪ ˈɪlɪˌæd wɪð hˌɪm, bˌʌt hɪz kˈoːɹt baɪˈɑːɡɹəfɚz duːnˌɑːt mˈɛnʃən ðə spˈɪɹ; haʊˈɛvɚ, ɪt wʌz ʃˈoʊn ɪnðə tˈaɪm ʌv pɔːsˈeɪniəz ɪnðə sˈɛkənd sˈɛntʃɚɹi sˌiːˈiː.