More than two thousand years after his death, Alexander the Great is still considered one of the most influential people of all time, as well as one of the most brilliant military leaders the world has ever known. He was ambitious, ruthless, cruel, and at times, kind and diplomatic.
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- Alexander was born in Pella, the capital of the Kingdom of Macedon in B.C. His father, Phillip II, was a great military leader and king of Macedon. His mother, Olympius, was the daughter of a king, as well.
- Before Alexander was born, Olympius had a dream that her womb was struck by lightning. A fire spread near and far before dying out. This dream might explain why many people thought that the god Zeus was Alexander’s real father.
- As a boy, Alexander attended school. He learned how to read, ride, hunt, and fight. Aristotle became his tutor when the boy was years-old. Alexander’s father arranged for Alexander and other students to meet for school at the Temple of the Nymphs of Mieza. In this boarding school atmosphere, Alexander met boys who would become his lifelong friends. Aristotle taught the boys art, medicine, philosophy, religion, and logic. He also introduced Alexander to th
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Alexander became a soldier at the early age of 16 and helped his father to win over the armies of Athens and Thebes. and in that war Alexander led the army of pairs of lovers. Because he believed that lovers are passionate and that passion could be used to win a war.
Alexander became king when his father died. The Greek cities that were united during his father’s rule, were divided again, so Alexander set out to unite the Greek cities once again. He won over the city of Thebes and Athens before he started his conquest of Persia.
At the age of 22, he left for his Asiatic campaign. In BCE he brought together a large army and invaded the empire controlled by Persia. He freed the Greek settlements in Asia Minor the present day Turkey, from Persian rule and made them his supporters.
Gordian knot was a complicated knot made from barks of a tree. In Turkey people believed that whoever untied the Gordian Knot would rule Asia. When Alexander heard that, he went and chopped the knot with his sword.
In BCE Alexander defeated King Darius IIIrd of Persia. Later he took the country of Egypt from the Persians. By then Aleaxander controlled the whole Eastern Mediterranean region. Near th
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Who Was Alexander the Great?
Alexander the Great became king of Macedonia, the ancient Greek realm, around age 20 and subsequently expanded his empire to parts of modern-day Greece and the Middle East. During his reign, from to BCE, he united the Greek city-states and led the Corinthian League. He also became the king of Persia, Babylon, and Asia, and created Macedonian colonies in the region. While considering the conquests of Carthage and Rome, Alexander died of malaria in Babylon (now Iraq), in June BCE at age
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FULL NAME: Alexander III of Macedon
BORN: July 20, BCE
DIED: June 13, BCE
BIRTHPLACE: Pella, Macedonia (now Greece)
SPOUSES: Roxana ( BCE) and Stateira (c. BCE)
CHILDREN: Alexander IV
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: CancerWhen Was Alexander the Great Born?
Alexander the Great, or Alexander III of Macedon, was born on July 20, BCE, in Pella. The capital city of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia, Pella is in northern part of modern-day Greece. His parents were King Philip II of Macedon and Queen Olympia, daughter of King Neoptolemus.
The young prince and his sister were raised in Pella’s royal court. Growing up, the dark-eyed an
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