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Alexander the Great
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This article is about the ancient king of Macedon. For other uses, see Alexander the Great (disambiguation).
Alexander the Great | |
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Basileus of Macedon, Hegemon of the Hellenic League, Shahanshah of Persia, Pharaoh of Egypt, Lord of Asia | |
"Alexander fighting king Darius III of Persia", Alexander Mosaic, Naples National Archaeological Museum. | |
King of Macedonia | |
Reign | 336–323 BC |
Predecessor | Philip II |
Successor | Alexander IV Philip III |
Pharaoh of Egypt | |
Reign | 332–323 BC |
Predecessor | Darius III |
Successor | Alexander IV Philip III |
King of Persia | |
Reign | 330–323 BC |
Predecessor | Darius III |
Successor | Alexander IV Philip III |
King of Asia | |
Reign | 331–323 BC |
Predecessor | New office |
Successor | Alexander IV Philip III |
Spouse | Roxana of Bactria Stateira II of Persia Parysatis II of Persia |
Issue | Alexander IV |
Full name | |
Alexander III of Macedon | |
Dynasty | Argead dynasty |
Father | Philip II of Macedon |
Mother | Olympias of Epirus |
Born | 20 or 21 July 356 BC Pella, Macedon |
Died | 10 or 11 June 323 BC (aged 32) Babylon |
Religion | Greek polytheism |
During his youth, Alexander was tutored by the philosopher Aristotle until the age of 16. When he succeeded his father to the throne in 336 BC, after Philip was assassinated, Alexander inherited a strong kingdom and an experienced army. He had been awarded the generalship of Greece and used this authority to launch his father's military expansion plans. In 334 BC, he invaded the Achaemenid Empire, ruled Asia Minor, and began a series of campaigns that lasted ten years. Alexander broke the power of Persia in a series of decisive battles, most notably the battles of Issus and Gaugamela. He subsequently overthrew the Persian King Darius III and conquered the entirety of the First Persian Empire.i[›] At that point, his empire stretched from the Adriatic Sea to the Indus River.
Seeking to reach the "ends of the world and the Great Outer Sea", he invaded India in 326 BC, but was eventually forced to turn back at the demand of his troops. Alexander died in Babylon in 323 BC, the city he planned to establish as his capital, without executing a series of planned campaigns that would have begun with an invasion of Arabia. In the years following his death, a series of civil wars tore his empire apart, resulting in several states ruled by the Diadochi, Alexander's surviving generals and heirs.
Alexander's legacy includes the cultural diffusion his conquests engendered. He founded some twenty cities that bore his name, most notably Alexandria in Egypt. Alexander's settlement of Greek colonists and the resulting spread of Greek culture in the east resulted in a new Hellenistic civilization, aspects of which were still evident in the traditions of the Byzantine Empire in the mid-15th century. Alexander became legendary as a classical hero in the mold of Achilles, and he features prominently in the history and myth of Greek and non-Greek cultures. He became the measure against which military leaders compared themselves, and military academies throughout the world still teach his tactics.[3]ii[›]
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