Who was Alexander the Great?

Alexander the Great, a Macedonian king, conquered the eastern Mediterranean, Egypt, the Middle East, and parts of Asia in a remarkably short period of time. His empire ushered in significant cultural changes in the lands he conquered and changed the course of the region’s history.

Until the age of 16, Alexander was tutored by Aristotle.

Alexander married three times: to Roxana of Bactria, Stateira, and Parysatis, daughter of Ochus.

He fathered at least one child, Alexander IV of Macedon, born by Roxana shortly after his death in 323 BC.

There is speculation that Stateira could have been pregnant when she died; if so, she and her child played no part in the succession battles which ensued after his death.

I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.

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