- As the Persian ruler, Darius faced the unstoppable force of Alexander the Great, who sought to conquer the vast Persian Empire.
- Upon the sudden and unexpected death of Alexander the Great in the city of Babylon the massive empire that he conquered spanned from Greece to Egypt all the...
- But even against this background, the unusually rapid collapse of the empire created by Alexander the Great is striking.
- As he lay dying in Babylon, Alexander the Great declared his empire would be left “to the strongest.” In the end, his empire devolved into a series of Hellenistic...
- Alexander the Great's fall—and death. By adding the vast Persian realm to his Balkan kingdom, Alexander forged a Eurasian empire of unprecedented scope.
- Phillip is best remembered as the father of Alexander the Great, but Alexander may never have achieved his greatness if not for Phillip's huge head start.
- ...Alexander the Great defeated the armies of the Achaemenid Empire led by Darius III, in the second great battle of Alexander’s campaign against the Persians.
- 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, the "Basileus of Macedon", better known as Alexander the Great -- was one of the most significant figures in human history.
- Empire of Alexander the Great - Expansion into Asia and Central Asia. By Irma Marx. Alexander III (356-323 BC), or Alexander the Great was Macedonian...