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the son of king Philip II in Macedonia
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his tutor was philosopher Aristotle. Aristotle thought Alexander the great philosophy , geography, Greek poetry, and science investigation.
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at the age 16 he fished with his study and was joined to his fathers army.
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his father was attack against the Athenians. It was Alexanders first taste of a battle.
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he became king at the age of 20. King Philip celebrated an upcoming attack against Persia.
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It insipired the Greek city-state of Thebes to rebel. Alexander quickly besieges the city abd razes it to the ground. They are executed or sold into slavery showing that Alexander is just as power full as his father.
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Alexander lead the Macedonian army against the Persians at the Granicus river. The Persians retreat and Alexander's army moves across the southern coast of Asia toward Gordium.
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he borrows money to supply his troops for one hole month and departs for Asia
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Alexander spent his winter at Gordium. Which held together the yoke and pole of a wagon once belonged to kind Midas. He tempted to untie the knot, to unbind it, he slices it in half with a stroke of his own sword.
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that meant to be hub of Greek commerce and culture. this city was just one of many cities named after himself during his conquests
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He moved from one major Persian city to the next, conquering Babylon, taking treasure to distribute among men. Alexander incorporates Persian officials into his administration and adopts Persian customs in order to hold his empire together.
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When Alexanders was suffering from the tensions of warfare and command, he became drunk at a banquet.Alexander and Cleitus get into an argument at Alexander ends up stabing him with a spear. After Cleitus saved his life at the battle of Granicus. After Cleitus died Alexander's officers begin fearing of him.
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after conquering eastern Iran and capturing Prince Oxyartes. Alexander marries Roxane the prince's daughter. That meant that 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, he gathered troops to cross the Hindu Kush into northern India. After figuring out how to attack Porus' was elephants defeat the kind Porus. Alexanders troops refused to go any farther and he is forced to return to Babylon.
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Alexander falls ill, with a sudden fever and dies at the age of 32
