There is a line of thought that he was in a plot with his mother (Philip's estranged wife) to kill him. He was certainly the great beneficiary.
Alexander the Great was a king of a part of ancient Greece.
Mesopotamia became a part in Alexander the Great's empire in the year 332 B.C.
No, he was a Macedonian.
Yes.
Alexandria.
Most of Alexander's generals came from Macedonia
His father ,Philip II, was King of Macedonia, an Ancient kingdom in the northern part of the Greek peninsula. And his mother, Olumpias, was Philip's fourth wife.
Alexandria was built as part of the empire of Alexander the Great. It had an exclusive Greek population and and perpetuated Greek culture under the rule of the Ptolemies.Alexandria was built as part of the empire of Alexander the Great. It had an exclusive Greek population and and perpetuated Greek culture under the rule of the Ptolemies.Alexandria was built as part of the empire of Alexander the Great. It had an exclusive Greek population and and perpetuated Greek culture under the rule of the Ptolemies.Alexandria was built as part of the empire of Alexander the Great. It had an exclusive Greek population and and perpetuated Greek culture under the rule of the Ptolemies.Alexandria was built as part of the empire of Alexander the Great. It had an exclusive Greek population and and perpetuated Greek culture under the rule of the Ptolemies.Alexandria was built as part of the empire of Alexander the Great. It had an exclusive Greek population and and perpetuated Greek culture under the rule of the Ptolemies.Alexandria was built as part of the empire of Alexander the Great. It had an exclusive Greek population and and perpetuated Greek culture under the rule of the Ptolemies.Alexandria was built as part of the empire of Alexander the Great. It had an exclusive Greek population and and perpetuated Greek culture under the rule of the Ptolemies.Alexandria was built as part of the empire of Alexander the Great. It had an exclusive Greek population and and perpetuated Greek culture under the rule of the Ptolemies.
Alexander the Great conquered Phoenicia as part of his drive to take over the Persian Empire.
Alexander the Great spent about six months in Egypt. This was part of his campaign against the Persian Emperor, Darius III.
Alexander the Great.
At the age of 16, his father Philip @ went to take over Byzantium and left him as regent and heir apparent. He quickly learnt how to control a growing empire, and put down revolts which arose in his father's absence.