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He is born in Pella, Macedonia to King Phillip II
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Aristotle teaches Alexander to appreciate philosophy, geography, Greek poetry, and scientific investigation.
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Under Aristotle and joins his father's army at age 16
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Alexander leads the attack against the Thebans, while his father leads the attack against the Athenians.
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This inspires the the Greek city-state of Thebes to rebel, and Alexander quickly besieges the city and razes it to the ground.
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His upcoming departure to attack Persia, as well as the marriage of his daughter Cleopatra.
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Supplying his troops for one month and departs for Asia in the spring.
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Army is lead by Alexander against the Persians at the Granicus river.
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At Gordium, in present-day Turkey.
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Which is meant to be a hub of Greek commerce and culture.
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Alexander moves from one Persian city to the next, and taking treasures to give to his men.
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At a banquet, he and his close companion, get in a fight and Alexander accidentally stabs Cleitus.
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Alexander marries Roxane, the prince's daughter. This is meant to becoming an alliance, and it serves as an insult to Barsine, Alexander's Persian mistress.
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Alexander and his troops cross the Hindu Kush into Northern India. They defeat King Porus, and several months being in India Alexander's army refuses to go any further and they eventually go back to Babylon.
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He dies from a fever in Babylon on his way back to Greece
