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Alexanders mother is was named Olympias his fathers name was Philip II of Macedon was educated by Aristotle
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Alexander the great was educated by Aristotle. Aristotle showed him philosophy,geography,Greek poetry.
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At the end of his studies at 16 he joined his fathers army at the time his father had conquered all Greek city-states except Athens and Thebans
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Alexander leads his army to battle against the Thebans while his dad leads the battle against the Athens this is Alexanders first taste of war by the end of the battle he and his father had won the battle most of Greek was under control of Macedonian except for Sparta
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In the year 336 BCE while celebrating the departure to go conquer Persia and celebrating his daughters marriage king Philip is murdered by on of his guards. Alexander becomes king of his dads empire at the age of 20
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in the year 335 BCE the city of Thracian and illyrians rise up in a rebellion not long after that does the city of Thebes start to rebel to Alexander is quick to show he has power by stopping the rebellion and executing or sold the people into slavery this shows the other city-states the true power he has
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Alexander departures from Asia to the Persian empire Alexander conquers the Persian empire and frees the people of the Persian rule and spends time there until the winter of 333 BCE he then solves the puzzle of the Gordian note legend said that if you untied it you become ruler of Asia as he did
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in this time Alexander defeats king Pours he keeps moving to conquer land until his soldiers are tired and refuse t go on any further forcing them to go back to Babylon.
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Alexander and his troops are head to northern India his troops refuse to go on anymore because they are to tired witch forces them to go back to Babylon on the trip back Alexander gets a cold and dies Alexander died at the age of 32 in 323 b.c.
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as soon as he defeats the Persian empire he moves forward and conquers Babylon