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Alexander the Great

One of the most successful commanders of all time, Alexander the Great (356–323 BC) was the king of Macedonia and the creator of the largest empire in ancient history, from the Ionian Sea to the Himalayas.

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Did Alexander the great found the city of Alexandria?

Yes

he funded it till it needed it no more for 3 years,

giving him the right to name it after himself.

Where did alexander the great begin his conquest?

Alexander the great began his conquest in Macedonia and he defeated the Persians

What was Catherine the greats favorite color?

i would have to say dark blue because it is a classy, yet elegant, tom boyish kind of color.

Which regions did Alexander conquer after Greece?

Alexander the Great conquered the eastern Mediterranean from Greece to and including Egypt, and also parts of northwest India.

How did Alexander the great help unite people of his empire?

Alexander the Great united people through a common culture (Greek), allowing the people to keep their own religion and honoring all the religions of the people he conquered, and adopting parts of the cultures of his conquered territories.

What was Alexander the greats surname?

Kings, emperors, and even popes have carried this masculine given name to great distinction throughout our world's short recorded history, so please more specific.

What language did Alexander the great speak?

Probably several, but for certain Greek.

His own name is Greek, meaning "he who pushes away other men". Moreover, he has said that he was a Greek, he took part in the Olympic Games (held only for Greeks) and he never used any non-Greek language during his reign and campaigns against the Persians.

His Father, Philip, was Greek, and of course spoke Greek.

His mother, Olympias, was also Greek and spoke only Greek.

Of course with some accent, because of the distance from the Greek city states of the south. Sometimes the southern Greeks could not understand this accent. In the same way that Americans cannot understand the accent of some Hawaiians.

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Macedonians did not speak Greek between themselves, nor were Macedonians considered Greek by their xenophobic Greek neighbors. Traditionally Macedonians spoke Doric. Syriac (old Aramaic) was also a common language of Middle Eastern people and he could have spoken that.

How did the rule of Alexander of Macededonia?

It was cut short by his premature death so we don't know whether he was a capable ruler or just a good general.

How Alexander the greats empire were divided after his death?

The Ptolemaic, the Selecuid, the Lysimachian, and of course Macedonia under Cassander.

The boundaries of Alexander the Great's empire?

Alexander the Great's empire at its height covered all of the known civilized portions of the western and near east world of his day. Alexander controlled the scattered Greek outposts in the Central Mediterranean across to the Greek mainland, through the Middle East holdings of what was once Persia and then into portions of modern-day Pakistan. Egypt and portions of western North Africa belonged to Alexander, as well as most of modern-day Turkey and Romania.

What role does the infinitive play inAlexander the Great built a city to honor Bucephalus his favorite war horse?

In the sentence, "Alexander the Great built a city to honor Bucephalus, his favorite war horse," the infinitive is "to honor." The infinitive explains what action is taking place in the sentence.

What empire before Alexander the Great was the largest?

Alexander the Great had the largest Greek empire ever created, but it was not bigger than some Empires that were built later, such as the Roman or British ones.

Why did Alexander conquest end?

Alexander was finally defeated in india . Chandragupta maurya and kautilya defeated him . And alexander was forced to leave india. Ending his quest for conquering the world .

Finally he left india and died in babylon .

What year did Alexander the great die in?

Alexander the Great died on June 10, 323 B.C. in Babylon.

there is still speculation over the exact cause of his death, it is likely that he expired after contracting Malaria or Typhoid fever.

Another explanation:

Alexander the Great died in Babylon in 323 BC. His death at age 32 followed a 2-week febrile illness. Speculated causes of death have included poisoning, assassination, and a number of infectious diseases. One incident, mentioned by Plutarch but not considered by previous investigators, may shed light on the cause of Alexander's death. The incident, which occurred as he entered Babylon, involved a flock of ravens exhibiting unusual behavior and subsequently dying at his feet. The inexplicable behavior of ravens is reminiscent of avian illness and death weeks before the first human cases of West Nile virus infection were identified in the United States. We posit that Alexander may have died of West Nile virus encephalitis.

Why did Athens surrender so quickly to Alexander the Great?

Alexander had destroyed Thebes and sold its people into slavery as a warning to other cites.