- Alexander the Great | Empire, Death, Map, Facts | Britannica
Alexander the Great was a fearless Macedonian king and military genius, conquered vast territories from Greece to Egypt and India, leaving an enduring legacy as one of history’s most remarkable conquerors
- Alexander the Great: Empire Death - HISTORY
Alexander the Great was an ancient Macedonian ruler and one of history’s greatest military minds who, as King of Macedonia and Persia, established the largest empire the ancient world had ever
- Alexander the Great - National Geographic Society
Alexander the Great, a Macedonian king, conquered the eastern Mediterranean, Egypt, the Middle East, and parts of Asia in a remarkably short period of time His empire ushered in significant cultural changes in the lands he conquered and changed the course of the region’s history
- Ancient Greek civilization - Alexander, Conqueror, Legacy | Britannica
In early 333 Alexander moved through Pisidia, where the nearly impregnable mountain city of Termessus, a remarkably well-preserved site 21 miles northwest of the modern Antalya, managed to hold out (even Alexander’s early years in Asia were not an uninterrupted success story)
- Alexander the Great | History of Alexander the Great
Alexander began first on the Balkan Campaign which was successful in bringing the rest of Greece under Macedonian control Following this he would begin his highly successful and famous Persian Campaign where he faced off against the leader of the Persian Empire named Darius III
- 10 Alexander the Great Accomplishments and Achievements
Alexander the Great, born in 356 BC, was a renowned military leader and ruler of the ancient world He achieved a series of remarkable accomplishments that left a lasting impact on history
- Alexander the Great Alexander of Macedon Biography - History of Macedonia
He was inspiration for later conquerors such as Hannibal the Carthaginian, the Romans Pompey and Caesar, and Napoleon Alexander was born in 356 BC in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia He was son of Philip II, King of Macedonia, and Olympias, the princess of neighboring Epirus
- Alexander the Great: The Greatest Greek That Ever Lived
Alexander the Great went on to conquer Anatolia, Syria, Phoenicia, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, Afghanistan, and India In 327 BC Alexander the Great married Persian princess Roxana despite the strong opposition from all his companions and Greek Macedonian generals
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