- With the conquest of the Achaemenid Empire all but complete, Alexander the Great continued to march his armies eastwards into the Indian subcontinent.
- Alexander III, the "Basileus of Macedon", better known as Alexander the Great -- was one of the most significant figures in human history.
- As the Persian ruler, Darius faced the unstoppable force of Alexander the Great, who sought to conquer the vast Persian Empire.
- The Battle of Guagamela- In 331 BC, Darius III, the last Achaemenid king of the Persian Empire was defeated by the forces of the Alexander the Great.
- Rhoxana gave birth to his son, Alexander IV, a few months later. After Alexander the Great died, his empire collapsed, and the nations within it battled for power.
- The vast Eurasian empire that Alexander the Great (356–323 B.C.) forged was not long-lasting, but his heroic deeds were legendary.
- ...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.
- But even against this background, the unusually rapid collapse of the empire created by Alexander the Great is striking.
- This 1875 map shows Alexander the Great's empire. (Image credit: Steven Wright/Shutterstock). Alexander's final battles.
- The story of Alexander the Great and the Jews is intimately intertwined. ... Philip was a great warrior and organizer. Most of all, he had the dream of empire in him.