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Born in Macedonia is the son of King philip ll and Olympias.
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Phillip hires the Greek philosopher Aristotle to tutor Alexander, such as archery and horsemanship he trains Alexander to be physically tough.
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at age16, Alexander finishes studying under Aristotle , and joins his father army
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Alexander leads the attack against the Thebans, while his father leads the attack against the Athenians
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Thracians and Illyrians rise up in rebellion This inspires the Greek city-state of Thebes to rebel, and Alexander quickly besieges the city and razes it to the ground
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This inspires the Greek city-state of Thebes to rebel, and Alexander quickly besieges the city and razes it to the ground. The inhabitants
are executed or sold into slavery, showing the other city-states that Alexander is just as powerful as his father..... -
After savage fighting, the
Persians retreat, and Alexander's army moves across the southern
coast of Asia toward Gordium. As they travel, they liberate a number
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Alexander plans his campaign against the Persians, hoping to fulfill
his father's dream of conquering the empire. Though his advisers object and Macedonia is virtually bankrupt .Alexander borrows money to supply his troops for one month and departs for Asia in the spring of 334 BCE... -
at Gordium, in present-day Turkey According to legend, he solves
the puzzle of the Gordian knot, which held together the yoke and
pole of a wagon once belonging to King Midas -
After conquering Syria, Alexander sweeps south and easily conquers Egypt after besieging Gaza. In 331 BCE, he creates the city of Alexandria, which is meant to be a hub of Greek commerce and culture
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Alexander and Darius, king of the Persians,
meet at Gaugamela in a decisive battle. Alexander's military skills overwhelm Darius, who orders his men to
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He and his close companion Cleitus, who saved his life at the battle of Granicus, fall into an argument. Alexander accidentally stabs Cleitus with a spear, and is filled with remorse at Cleitus' death
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after conquering eastern Iran and capturing Prince Oxyartes, Alexander marries Roxane, the prince's daughter , This is meant to be a political alliance, and it serves as an insult to Barsine Alexander's Persian mistress
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hoping to add even more territory to his empire, Alexander and his troops cross the Hindu Kush into northern India. They defeat King Porus, leader of a kingdom east of the Hydaspes River
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e. Before he can set
out on his new campaign,
Alexander falls ill with a
sudden fever and dies at the
age of 32 in June 323 B.C
