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Conqueror and King of Macedonia, Alexander the Great was born on July 20, 356 BC, in pella,Macedonia.
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In 343 BC, King Phillip ll hired the philosopher Aristotle to tutor Alexander at the temple of nymphs at Meissen.
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Alexander completed his education at Meiza in 340 BC.A year later,while still a teen,he became a soldier and embarked on his first military expedition.
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The battle of Chaeronea was fought in 338 BC,near the city of Chaeronea in Boeotia,between the Macedonians led by Phillip ll of macedon and alliance of some of the Greek city-states including Athens and thebes
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In, 338 Alexander took charge of the companion cavalry and aided his father in defeating the Athenian and Theban armies at chaeronea.
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During his leadership, from 336 to 323 BC, he United the Greek city-states and led the Corinthian league.
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In 336, Alexander's sister we'd the molossian King, an uncle who was also called Alexander.During the festival that followed,King Phillip ll was murdered at the hands of Pausanias, a Macedonian noble.
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But, before preparing for war with Persia, Alexander first conquered the Thracian triballians in 335,securing Macedonians northern borders.
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In 334, Alexander embarked on his asiatic expedition, arriving in Troy that spring.
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In the summer of 333, the troops of Alexander and Darius once again went head to head in battle at issus.
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In 331, he created the city of Alexandria, designed as a hub for Greek culture and commerce.
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In 328,Alexander defeated King porus armies in northern India.
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Alexander's next conquest was eastern Iran, where he crated Macedonian colonies and in 327 seized the fortress in ariamazes.
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In 325, after Alexander had recovered, he and his army headed north along the rugged Persian gulf, where many fell prey to illness,injury and death.
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In February 324, Alexander at last reached the city of Susa.
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While considering the coquests of Carthage and Rome,Alexander died of malaria in Babylon,on June 13,323 BC.
