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Alexander of Macedon Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Wiki, Wife, Family & More 

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 July 11, 2019

Alexander of Macedon (356 – 324 BC) was the Macedonian king, a great commander, founder of the Macedonian Empire, better known in the west as Alexander the Great.

Early years

Alexander the Great was born in the autumn of 356 BC. er in the capital of ancient Macedonia – the city of Pella. Since childhood, in the biography of Macedonian, he studied politics, diplomacy, and military skills. He learned from the best minds of the time – Lysimachus, Aristotle. He was fond of philosophy, literature, was not attached to physical joys. Already at the age of 16, he tried on the role of the king, and later – the commander.

Rise to power

After the murder of the king of Macedonia in 336 BC. er Alexander was proclaimed ruler. The first actions of Macedonian at such a high state post were the abolition of taxes, reprisals against the enemies of the father, confirmation of an alliance with Greece. After the suppression of the uprising in Greece, Alexander the Great began to ponder the war with Persia.

Then, if we consider a brief biography of Alexander of Macedon, military actions followed in alliance with the Greeks and the Franks against the Persians. In the battle near Troy, many settlements opened their gates to the great commander. Soon he was subdued almost all of Asia Minor, and then Egypt. There Macedonian founded Alexandria.

King of asia

In 331 BC. er there was the next major battle with the Persians at Gaugamela, during which the Persians were defeated. Alexander conquered Babylon, Suzu, Persepolis.

In 329 BC. Oe. When King Darius was killed, Alexander became the ruler of the Persian Empire. After becoming king of Asia, he was subjected to repeated conspiracies. In 329-327 years BC. er He fought in Central Asia – Sogdeane, Bactria. In those years, Alexander defeated the Scythians, married the princess Roxana of Bactria, and marched to India.

The commander returned home only in the summer of 325 BC. The war ended, the king took over the management of the conquered lands. He conducted several reforms, mostly military.

Death

From February 323 BC. er Alexander stopped in Babylon and began to plan new military campaigns on Arab tribes, and then on to Carthage. He collected troops, trained the fleet and built canals.

But a few days before the campaign, Alexander fell ill, and on June 10, 323 BC. er died in Babylon from severe fever.

Historians have not yet established the exact cause of death of the great commander. Some consider his death natural, others put forward versions of malaria or cancer, and others about poisoning with a poisonous medicine.

After Alexander’s death, his great empire collapsed, and wars began for power among his generals (diadochi).

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early years

Alexander the Great was born in the autumn of 356 BC. er in the capital of ancient Macedonia – the city of Pella. Since childhood, in the biography of Macedonian, he studied politics, diplomacy, and military skills. He learned from the best minds of the time – Lysimachus, Aristotle. He was fond of philosophy, literature, was not attached to physical joys. Already at the age of 16, he tried on the role of the king, and later – the commander.

Rise to power

After the murder of the king of Macedonia in 336 BC. er Alexander was proclaimed ruler. The first actions of Macedonian at such a high state post were the abolition of taxes, reprisals against the enemies of the father, confirmation of an alliance with Greece. After the suppression of the uprising in Greece, Alexander the Great began to ponder the war with Persia.

Then, if we consider a brief biography of Alexander of Macedon, military actions followed in alliance with the Greeks and the Franks against the Persians. In the battle near Troy, many settlements opened their gates to the great commander. Soon he was subdued almost all of Asia Minor, and then Egypt. There Macedonian founded Alexandria.

King of asia

In 331 BC. er there was the next major battle with the Persians at Gaugamela, during which the Persians were defeated. Alexander conquered Babylon, Suzu, Persepolis.

In 329 BC. Oe. When King Darius was killed, Alexander became the ruler of the Persian Empire. After becoming king of Asia, he was subjected to repeated conspiracies. In 329-327 years BC. er He fought in Central Asia – Sogdeane, Bactria. In those years, Alexander defeated the Scythians, married the princess Roxana of Bactria, and marched to India.

The commander returned home only in the summer of 325 BC. The war ended, the king took over the management of the conquered lands. He conducted several reforms, mostly military.

Death

From February 323 BC. er Alexander stopped in Babylon and began to plan new military campaigns on Arab tribes, and then on to Carthage. He collected troops, trained the fleet and built canals.

But a few days before the campaign, Alexander fell ill, and on June 10, 323 BC. er died in Babylon from severe fever.

Historians have not yet established the exact cause of death of the great commander. Some consider his death natural, others put forward versions of malaria or cancer, and others about poisoning with a poisonous medicine.

After Alexander’s death, his great empire collapsed, and wars began for power among his generals (diadochi).

 

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