Alexander The Great

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 Alexander was born in 356 BC in Pella – ancient capital of Macedonia.  He was a son of Philip II, King of Macedonia, and Olympias, Princess of neighboring Epirus.  He spent his childhood watching his father transforming Macedonia into a great military power, winning victory after victory on the battlefields throughout the Balkans.  When he was 13, Philip hired Aristotle to be Alexander’s personal tutor. Aristotle gave Alexander a training in literature and stimulated his interest in science, medicine, and philosophy, all of which became of importance in Alexander’s later life.

 In the spring of 336 BC, king Philips was assassinated by a young Macedonian noble Pausanias, during the wedding ceremony in Aegae. His dream of conquering the Persian Empire now lays on his successor, his son - Alexander III. Alexander III now becomes KING of Macedonia.

At age 16 Alexander was called to Macedonia to put down a Thracian rebellion. Distinguishing himself, Alexander stopped the rebellion, stormed the rebel’s stronghold and renamed it Alexandroupolis, after himself. Philip’s death caused series of rebellions among the conquered nations and the Illyrians, Thracians, and Greeks saw a chance for independence. He defeated them one by one in 336 B.C., when he was only 20 year old)

 His army of 30,000 foot soldiers and 5,000 cavalrymen was small but well organized .  After defeating the Persians, he swept through western Asia Minor.  The second encounter against the Persians took place at Issus, south eastern corner of Asia Minor. Alexander destroyed the Persians army, despite being outnumbered 13 to 1.  Conquered Mediterranean coast area in 332 B.C. He pushed further south to conquer Gaza and Egypt.

 In 331 B.C., he met the Persians for the third time - the Battle of Gaugamela. Once again, he won. He then pushed through to take the Persian Capital at Babylon. Later, the entire Persian domain was under Alexander’s control. After an eight-year campaign Alexander was now ruler of a massive empire. He was keen to push further west but his men wanted to return home with their families. He then returned to Babylon in 325 B.C. His empire now is from Greece to Hindu Kush Mountains area.

 Alexander died in the palace of Babylon. He was one month short of 33 years of age. Various theories have been proposed for the cause of his death. which including poisoning, or sickness that followed a drinking party, or a relapse of the Malaria which he had contracted in 336 B.C.  Alexander's death has been a mystery over the centuries. What is certain is that Alexander died of a high fever on June 11, 323 B.C.

Alexander spreads Greek culture to many parts of the world. He had a huge impact on world history spreading the seeds of Western

Cited Alexander of Macedonia : http://www.docstoc.com/docs/266112/Alexander-the-Great- Alexander-of-Macedonia Alexander Biography: http://www.essortment.com/all/alexanderthegr_rxdz.htm

Alexander The Great

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