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How Alexander the Great redrew the map of the world
Although Briant acknowledges Alexander’s brilliance on the battlefield, his courage and intelligence, he emphasizes that the ...
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Darius III: The Persian King Who Fought Alexander the Great
One of the few virtues of the recent Netflix series on Alexander the Great was the prominent role given to his principal ...
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Alexander the Great quiz: How well do you know the famous king and conqueror from the ancient world?
Alexander the Great is one of the most famous generals of the ancient world. By the age of 32 he had conquered a massive ...
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The Final End of Athenian Democracy
Once a backwater, the Macedonian king Philip II had turned his ... The destiny of Greece would thereafter become inseparable with the empire of Philip's son: Alexander the Great.
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How Alexander the Great redrew the map of the world
he emphasizes that the Macedonian wasn’t conquering brand-new territory, mile by mile, but a pre-existing empire. “He conquered the Persian empire and its frontiers — it was his main goal ...