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Jun 21, 2024 · Alexander the Great (born 356 bce, Pella, Macedonia [northwest of Thessaloníki, Greece]—died June 13, 323 bce, Babylon [near Al-Ḥillah, Iraq]) was the king of Macedonia (336–323 bce ), who overthrew the Persian empire, carried Macedonian arms to India, and laid the foundations for the Hellenistic world of territorial kingdoms.
Jun 17, 2024 · She was the sister of the great Mausolus, and her reinstatement prefigures Alexander’s shrewd subsequent policy of allowing local men and women to remain in post (though usually, like Ada herself, under the superintendence of a Macedonian troop commander).
1 day ago · Alexander III of Macedon, commonly referred to as Alexander the Great, became the king of Macedon at the young age of 20. Although he only reigned for a short 12 years, during his time as king, he ...
4 days ago · The philosopher Aristotle, who studied at the Platonic Academy of Athens and established the Aristotelian school of thought, moved to Macedonia, and is said to have tutored the young Alexander the Great, in addition to serving as an esteemed diplomat for Alexander's father Philip II.
1 day ago · Hellenistic age, in the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, the period between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 bce and the conquest of Egypt by Rome in 30 bce. For some purposes the period is extended for a further three and a half centuries, to the move by Constantine the Great of his.
Jun 17, 2024 · Alexander the Great's impact upon history can scarcely be overstated. The King of Macedon spent the majority of his short life campaigning to stretch the borders of his realm from Macedonia to Afghanistan. Undefeated in battle, his military prowess was only matched by his boundless ego.
Jun 22, 2024 · Alexander the Great is one of history's most compelling figures, a general who never lost a battle and a man who defined the meaning of cross-culturization.
