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Philip, Alexander's father is ruler of Macedonia
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His father was murdered by a bodyguard causing Alexander to become leader at age 20
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Crosses Hellespont into Anatolia and wins the battle of Granicus
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Alexander and Darius fight at Issues and although Alexander cannot capture Darius, he takes his wife and children. Darius fled.
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Persians and Macedonians fought. Darius fled again when he realized he could not win. He later passed away. Alexander won and then became the King of Persia
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Alexander conquered Egypt and founded the City named, Alexandria. However, he did not want to influence their religion and their culture so he left to conquer other areas.
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At age 32 Alexander the Great died of causes no one knows
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After Alexander died a new era starts based on the land he has conquered. The people blended their cultures together creating the Hellenistic Era.
