- Was Alexander the Great really great? A great conqueror, in 13 short years he amassed the largest empire in the entire ancient world — an empire that covered 3...
- Some things Alexander the Great did. Alexander the Great was a king of Macedonia who conquered an empire that extended from Greece and Egypt to India.
- Maintaining the empire. Conquering lands is one thing; ruling them is another. Alexander the Great was now the emperor of a wast region inhabited by people of...
- … The Empire of Alexander the Great. (Alexander's Conquest 336-323 B.C.E.) Share.
- Alexander the Great created a powerful world empire and went down in history as one of the most important commanders.
- The Battle of the Granicus River in May 334 BCE was the first of three major battles fought between Alexander the Great and the Persian Empire.
- 2.1 The defeat of the Persian Empire. 2.2 The army of Alexander the Great before the Battle of Gaugamela. 2.2.1 Infantry. 2.2.2 Cavalry.
- He soon began a brutal campaign across Greece that wouldn't conclude until Alexander the Great of Macedonia controlled the largest empire in the world.
- Alexander III of Macedon, better known as Alexander the Great (l. 21 July 356 BCE – 10 or 11 June 323 BCE, r. 336-323 BCE), was the son of King Philip II of...
- Theophrastus based many of his plant descriptions on accounts he obtained from travelers who had visited distant regions of Alexander's empire.