Alexander the Great, a brilliant military strategist, expanded his empire across three continents, leaving a lasting legacy of cultural diffusion and conquest.
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Born in 356 BCE in Macedonia, he was tutored by the philosopher Aristotle and a strategist, influenced by his father, King Philip II of Macedonia.
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After the assassination of his father in 336 BCE, Alexander ascended to the throne of Macedonia at the age of 20.
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Alexander's most famous military campaign began in 334 BCE when he crossed the Hellespont into Asia Minor.
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Alexander sought to create a vast empire that united the East and West.
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In 326 BCE, Alexander led his army into the Indian subcontinent, where he faced the formidable King Porus in the Battle of the Hydaspes.
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In 323 BCE, at the age of 32, Alexander fell ill and died under mysterious circumstances in Babylon, leaving his empire
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Alexander's conquests reshaped the ancient world, his empire, though fragmented after his death, laid the foundation for the Hellenistic era.