Ruler · Classical antiquity · Greece
Alexander the Great
356–323 BC
King of Macedon from 336 to 323 BC, who conquered the Persian Empire before he was thirty three. He defeated Darius III at Issus and Gaugamela, founded Alexandria in Egypt, and marched to India before his army refused to go further. He died at Babylon in 323 BC and his generals divided the empire.
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- Born
- 356 BC, Pella, Macedon.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Alexander the Great
- Died
- 323 BC, Babylon.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Alexander the Great
- Reign
- 336 to 323 BC.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Alexander the Great
- Realm
- An empire from Greece to India, divided after his death among his generals.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Alexander the Great
- Known for
- Issus (333 BC), Gaugamela (331 BC), and the founding of Alexandria.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Alexander the Great
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