“longed to again see their parents, their wives and children, their homeland”
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Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon, most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon from 336 BC until his death. He was the son of Philip II, born to him by his fourth wife, Olympias, and ascended to the throne at the age of 20 after Philip was assassinated. Alexander spent most of his reign conducting a lengthy military campaign throughout Asia and Egypt, and by…
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politics · King of Macedon from 336 to 323 BC · politician · military leader · monarch · also Alexander the Great, Alexander III of Macedon, Alexander, Eskandar, Sikandar, Alexander of Macedonia
Born 356 BC · Died 323 BC · Q8409
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2026· 3 entries
“to succeed to the Achaemenid throne”
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“s successor as Artaxerxes V, before retreating into Central Asia to launch a guerrilla campaign against Alexander. Alexander buried Darius”
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2023· 1 entry
British Museum experts have suggested the possibility that a Greek temple at Girsu in Iraq, was founded by Alexander
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2021· 1 entry
BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “Chandragupta Maurya defeated Alexander the Great in battle.” False.
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2010· 1 entry
Proposed that the circumstances of his death were compatible with poisoning by water of the river Styx (modern-day Mavroneri in Arcadia, Greece) that contained calicheamicin, a dangerous compound produced by bacteria
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1969· 1 entry
It was suggested by Karl Schefold that it may date from earlier than Abdalonymus's death
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1963· 2 entries
“…and of great Alexander it is recorded that the world could not satisfie his ambition and therefore his great Soveraignty and Monarchy could not bring unto him so much joy and contentment as to restraine teares because there were no more worlds to conquer or as some have it because hearing there were many he had not yet conquered one.”
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“Of Late I Think of Cliffordville”
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1958· 1 entry
Badian countered Tarn's arguments, though his concern was the issue of the reliability of sources for Alexander rather than the figure of the eunuch himself
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1886· 1 entry
Were most likely a base coat for golden hues to be painted over for his hair
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