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Alexander the great

Alexander the Great was born on 356, Pella, Macedonia died June 13, 323, Babylon, king of Macedonia and the greatest military leader of antiquity. The son of Philip II of Macedonia, he was taught by Aristotle. He soon showed military brilliance, helping win the battle at age 18. He succeeded his assassinated father in 366 and promptly took Thessaly and Thrace; he brutally razed Thebes' except for its temples and the house of Pindar. Such destruction was to be his standard method, and other Greek states submitted meekly. In 334 he crossed to Persia and defeated a Persian army at the Gracious River.

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