History & Society
Alexander the Great
king of Macedonia
Category:
History & Society
- Also known as:
- Alexander III or Alexander of Macedonia
- Died:
- June 13, 323 bce, Babylon [near Al-Ḥillah, Iraq]
- Title / Office:
- king (336BC-323BC), Macedonia
- House / Dynasty:
- Argead dynasty
Recent News
Jan. 20, 2024, 12:53 AM ET (Yahoo News)
Visitors are 'flocking' to the reopened palace in Greece where Alexander the Great was crowned
Jan. 13, 2024, 7:03 AM ET (The Guardian)
‘Parthenon of Macedonia’: site where Alexander the Great was proclaimed king reopens
Jan. 12, 2024, 3:51 AM ET (Smithsonian Magazine)
Greece Reopens the Palace Where Alexander the Great Was ...
Jan. 9, 2024, 5:42 AM ET (Yahoo News)
Greece Reopens the 2,400-Year-Old Palace Where ...
Jan. 8, 2024, 3:25 AM ET (CNN)
Greece reopens 2,400-year-old palace where Alexander the Great was crowned
Top Questions
Why is Alexander the Great famous?
What was Alexander the Great’s childhood like?
How did Alexander the Great die?
What was Alexander the Great like?
Alexander the Great (born 356 bce, Pella, Macedonia [northwest of Thessaloníki, Greece]—died June 13, 323 bce, Babylon [near Al-Ḥillah, Iraq]) king of Macedonia (336–323 bce), who overthrew the Persian empire, carried Macedonian arms to India, and laid the foundations for the Hellenistic world of territorial kingdoms. Already in his lifetime the subject of fabulous stories, he later became the hero of a full-scale legend bearing only the sketchiest resemblance to his historical career. He was born in 356 bce at Pella in Macedonia, the son of Philip II and Olympias (daughter of King Neoptolemus of Epirus). From age 13 to ...(100 of 5763 words)