Alexander the great was born in the pella region of the ancient greek kingdom of macedonia on july 20, 356 b. Alexander the great, also known as alexander iii or alexander of macedonia, born 356 bce, pella, macedonia northwest of thessaloniki, greecedied june , 323 bce, babylon near al. He died at the young age of 32 in 323 bc having accomplished much in his short life. Alexander the great was an ancient macedonian ruler and one of historys greatest military minds who before his death established a powerful, immense empire. However, when alexander gave the persian king battle, it turned out darius had been led to a narrow spot where the persians could not use their. Alexander the great was the king of macedonia or ancient greece. We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic.
Conqueror and king of macedonia, alexander the great was born on july 20, 356 b. His legendary conquest of nearly the entire known world resulted in one of the largest empires in ancient history. Provided to youtube by universal music group alexander the great bond born. Both deified and vilified, his legend exists in nearly every language on earth and in the four major religions. He was brought up with the belief that he was of divine birth. We know that he was born in pella, the ancient capital. Alexander was born in pella, the ancient capital of macedonia in july 356 bc. Alexander was educated by the philosopher aristotle. Alexander was the son of philip ii and olympias one of philips seven or eight wives. Horoscope and natal chart of alexander the great, born on 3550722.
Macedonian king alexander the great united greece, led the corinthian. He was born in pella in 356 bc and succeeded his father philip ii to the. While his tutors influence certainly had a profound effect upon him, alexander seemed destined for greatness from birth. When alexander was young, he was taught to fight and ride by leonidas of. Alexander iii was born in pella, macedonia, in 356 b. Alexander the great, king of macedonia 336323 bce who overthrew the. Alexander forged eastward to the ganges but headed back when his. Alexander iii of macedon commonly known as alexander the great was a king basileus of the ancient greek kingdom of macedon and a member of the argead dynasty. When alexander was, philip called on the great philosopher. This could mean that alexander was born on 20 july 356. Conqueror and king of macedonia, alexander the great was born on july 20. Legend has it that when alexander the great was about to invade persia in 334 bc, the persian king darius iii sent him a polo mallet and ball. Surprising facts about alexander the great historyextra.
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