s0214c-ALEXANDER THE GREAT born 7/20/356 BC-6/10/323 BC in Pella, Macedonia, Greece, son of King Philip II of Macedon, 
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Mosaic of Battle of Issus 333 BC detail represents Alexander the Great on his horse Bucephalus Alexander fighting Persian king Darius III from Pompeii, Naples, Museo Archeologico Nazionale. Mosaic found in Pompeii in the House of the Faun. Alexander the Great (Greek: Αλέξανδρος ο Μέγας or Μέγας Aλέξανδρος, Megas Alexandros; also known as Alexander III of Macedon (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Γ' ο Μακεδών), was son of King Philip II of Macedon and of his fourth wife Olympias, an Epirote princess, was an ancient Greek king (basileus) of Macedon (336–323 BC), he was one of the most successful military commanders in history, and is presumed undefeated in battle, he conquered most of the world known to the ancient Greeks, assumed the kingship of Macedon following the death of his father Philip II of Macedon, his conquests included Anatolia, Syria, Phoenicia, Judea, Gaza, Egypt, Bactria, and Mesopotamia, and extended his empire as far as Punjab, India, he endured twelve years of constant military campaigning, with the circumstance of his demise being uncertain, |