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# Alexander the Great
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# Alexander the Great
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## Overview
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Alexander III of Macedon (356–323 BCE), known as Alexander the Great, conquered the Persian Empire and created one of the largest empires in ancient history, spreading Greek culture from Egypt to India.
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## Key Facts
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- Born: 356 BCE, Pella, Macedon
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- Died: 323 BCE, Babylon (age 32)
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- Reign: 336–323 BCE
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- Father: Philip II of Macedon
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- Tutor: Aristotle
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## Major Campaigns
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- Battle of Granicus (334 BCE): First victory against Persia in Anatolia
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- Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Defeated Darius III
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- Siege of Tyre (332 BCE): Seven-month siege of the island city
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- Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Decisive defeat of the Persian Empire [^1]
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- Indian campaign (327–325 BCE): Defeated King Porus at the Hydaspes
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## Legacy
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- Founded over 20 cities, most notably Alexandria in Egypt
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- Spread Hellenistic culture across the Near East and Central Asia
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- Empire divided among his generals (Diadochi) after his death [^2]
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- Ptolemaic Egypt, Seleucid Empire, and Antigonid Macedon emerged as successor states
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[^1]: Arrian, *Anabasis of Alexander*
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[^2]: Green, P. *Alexander of Macedon* (University of California Press, 1991)
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