Alexander the Great

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Alexander the Great (lived 356—323 BC, reigned 336—323 BC) was of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He ascended to the throne at age 20 after his father, Philip II, was assassinated. Alexander then subdued the Greek city-states and united them under his control, then led them on military campaigns in Western Asia (Türkiye), Egypt, and Persia. After defeating the Persian King Darius III in battle, he conquered Persia. By age 30, he had conquered a territory stretching from the Adriatic Sea in Greece to the Indus River in India. At the time of his death in Babylon in 323 BC, he assigned no heir to take over his kingdom. His five generals, jointly called the Diadochi, then divided the conquered territory between themselves and set about spreading Greek culture and language throughout those lands.

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