IN LESS THAN FOUR YEARS, a brilliant young general created the largest empire the world had ever seen. The empire was the creation of Alexander the Great of Macedon, a gifted leader who inspired tremendous loyalty from his troops.
it stretched from Greece in the west to india in the east.Alexander's sudden death at the age of 33 led to the empire's collapse, but it lived on in a series of towns that spread Greek culture eastwards.
These cities, all called Alexandria after their founder, opened up a trade between Aisa and Europe that survived for centuries.
ALEXANDER;S EMPIRE
When Alexander become king of Macedon in 336 BC,Greece was dominated by Persia. In a series of brilliant military campaigns, Alexander defeated Persia and created his vast empire.
EARLY LIFE
Alexander was born in 356 BC, the son of king philip II of Macedon (359-336 bc). As a young man he went on military campaigns with his father.
Alexander won fame for taming a wild black horse called Bucephalus, which stayed with him throughour his whole life
DEATH OF ALEXANDER
in323 BC Alexander caught a fever in the city of Babylon. Although he was only 33, he died.
This sudden death meant that Alexander did not have time to consolidate his rule or even name his successor. Within a few years of his death, the huge Macedonian Empire had collapsed.
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