Biography Alexander The Great

Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μέγας, translit. Aléxandros ho Mégas), was a king (basileus) of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon[a] and a member of the Argead dynasty. He was born in Pella in 356 BC and succeeded his father Philip II to the throne at the age of 20. He spent most of his ruling years on an unprecedented military campaign through Asia and northeast Africa, and he created one of the largest empires of the ancient world by the age of thirty, stretching from Greece to northwestern India. He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered one of history's most successful military commanders.

Highlights:

1 Early life

1.1 Lineage and childhood

1.2 Education

2 Philip's heir

2.1 Regency and ascent of Macedon

2.2 Exile and return

3 King of Macedon

3.1 Accession

3.2 Consolidation of power

3.3 Balkan campaign

3.4 Maps of campaigns

4 Conquest of the Persian Empire

4.1 Asia Minor

4.2 The Levant and Syria

4.3 Egypt

4.4 Assyria and Babylonia

4.5 Persia

4.6 Fall of the Empire and the East

4.7 Problems and plots

4.8 Macedon in Alexander's absence

5 Indian campaign

5.1 Forays into the Indian subcontinent

5.2 Revolt of the army

6 Last years in Persia

7 Death and succession

7.1 After death

7.2 Division of the empire

7.3 Will

8 Character

8.1 Generalship

8.2 Physical appearance

8.3 Personality

8.4 Personal relationships

9 Battle record

10 Legacy

10.1 Hellenistic kingdoms

10.2 Founding of cities

10.3 Funding of temples

10.4 Hellenization

10.5 Influence on Rome

10.6 Legend

10.7 In ancient and modern culture

11 Historiography

12 Ancestry

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