Alexander the Great lived from 356-323 B.C. He was king of Macedonia and one of the greatest generals in history. He conquered the Persian Empire, which stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to India and formed the civilized world. Alexander's conquests helped the spread of Greek culture in western Asia and Egypt. There are many stories about Alexander's life. Some are true, but others are legends. According to one story, the boy Alexander tamed the great horse Bucephalus. This magnificent steed later carried Alexander as far as India, where it died. Alexander built a city there and named it Bucephala after the horse.
Alexander was born in Pella, the capital of the Macedonian kingdom. His was born to parents Phillip II, a king and general …show more content…
This battle brought Greece under Macedonian control. Philip next prepared to invade the Persian Empire in Asia. But he was murdered before he could do so. Thus, at the age of 20, Alexander became king of Macedonia. There were rumours that Olympias, and even Alexander, had plotted Philip's death, but the evidence they did so is weak.
In the temple of Zeus, at the city of gordium, stood an old cart. Its yoke was fixed with a knot so complicated that nobody could undo it. The knot was impossible to see where the knot began and ended. According to a legend, whoever untied the knot would become “lord of all Asia”. Alexander could not resist this challenge. His brutal but effective solution was to slash through the knot with his sword. For some time Alexander wrestled unsuccessfully with the knot. Then he said, “It makes no difference how the knot is untied”, and sliced through it
In 323 B.C., Alexander the Great Became seriously ill with a fever at Babylon. He also suffered from several battle wounds. He Died at the age of 32 on June 13, 323 B.C. in Babylon, Iraq. His body was placed in a golden coffin but was later by a glass coffin, in a tomb at
Alexander was born in Pella, the capital of the Macedonian kingdom. His was born to parents Phillip II, a king and general …show more content…
This battle brought Greece under Macedonian control. Philip next prepared to invade the Persian Empire in Asia. But he was murdered before he could do so. Thus, at the age of 20, Alexander became king of Macedonia. There were rumours that Olympias, and even Alexander, had plotted Philip's death, but the evidence they did so is weak.
In the temple of Zeus, at the city of gordium, stood an old cart. Its yoke was fixed with a knot so complicated that nobody could undo it. The knot was impossible to see where the knot began and ended. According to a legend, whoever untied the knot would become “lord of all Asia”. Alexander could not resist this challenge. His brutal but effective solution was to slash through the knot with his sword. For some time Alexander wrestled unsuccessfully with the knot. Then he said, “It makes no difference how the knot is untied”, and sliced through it
In 323 B.C., Alexander the Great Became seriously ill with a fever at Babylon. He also suffered from several battle wounds. He Died at the age of 32 on June 13, 323 B.C. in Babylon, Iraq. His body was placed in a golden coffin but was later by a glass coffin, in a tomb at