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But, before preparing for war with Persia, Alexander first conquered the Thracian Triballians in 335, securing Macedonia’s northern borders.
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Alexander’s sister wed the Molossian king, an uncle who was also called Alexander. During the festival that followed, King Philip II was murdered at the hands of Pausanias, a Macedonian noble.
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By the fall he reissued treaties with the Greek city-states that belonged to the Corinthian League—with Athens still refusing membership—and was granted full military power in the campaign against the Persian Empire.
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Alexander completed his education at Meiza. A year later, while still just a teen, he became a soldier and embarked on his first military expedition, against the Thracian tribes.
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In 343 B.C., King Philip II hired the philosopher Aristotle to tutor Alexander at the Temple of the Nymphs at Meiza. Over the course of three years, Aristotle taught Alexander and a handful of his friends philosophy, poetry, drama, science and politics. Seeing that Homer’s Iliad inspired Alexander to dream of becoming a heroic warrior, Aristotle created an abridged version of the tome for Alexander to carry with him on military campaigns.
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he was born in the conqueror and King of Macedonia, Alexander the Great was born in Pella, Macedonia.
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Alexander took charge of the Companion Cavalry and aided his father in defeating the Athenian and Theban armies at Chaeronea.