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Mother : Olympias
Father: Philip ll of Macedonia -
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He was murdered by a close friend/previous lover, Alexander was crowned king shortly after.
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Alexander crossed over to Asia Minor in 334 BCE and defeated the city of Heliopolis.
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In 333 BCE Alexander and his troops defeated the larger force of King Darius III of Persia at the Battle of Issos.
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In 332 BCE he conquered Syria and then Egypt. He liberated Egypt from Persian control and was proclaimed Pharaoh. With not imposing his own beliefs the people supported him and kept supply lines open.
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in 331 BCE, where he founded the city of Alexandria. he was proclaimed a son of the god Zeus.
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The defeat of King Darius lll at Gaugamela.
Proclaimed himself King of Asia. -
Captured the city of Babylon.
Burned the city Persepolis.
Conquered Bactria (Afghanistan) and Northern India. -
Unease among troops that he was adopting too many Persian methods.
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He died in June 323BCE in the city of Babylon
