Alexander was born on 21 July 356 BC, Pella, Kingdom of Macedon as the son of King Philip II and his wife Olympias. Several legends exist surrounding Alexander's birth including one where allegedly the god Zeus was his father. His father, Philip II was not home when he was born, preparing a siege on Potidea on the peninsula of Chalcidice. The same day, Philip II received news that his general Parmenion had defeated the Illyrian and Paeonian armies, and that his horses had won at the Olympic Games. In his early years Alexander was raised by a nurse, Lanike, sister of Alexander's future general Cleitus. Later in his childhood he was tutored by Leonidas, a relative of his mother. Alexander was raised in the manner of noble Macedonian youths, learning to read, play the lyre, ride, fight and hu
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| - Alexander was born on 21 July 356 BC, Pella, Kingdom of Macedon as the son of King Philip II and his wife Olympias. Several legends exist surrounding Alexander's birth including one where allegedly the god Zeus was his father. His father, Philip II was not home when he was born, preparing a siege on Potidea on the peninsula of Chalcidice. The same day, Philip II received news that his general Parmenion had defeated the Illyrian and Paeonian armies, and that his horses had won at the Olympic Games. In his early years Alexander was raised by a nurse, Lanike, sister of Alexander's future general Cleitus. Later in his childhood he was tutored by Leonidas, a relative of his mother. Alexander was raised in the manner of noble Macedonian youths, learning to read, play the lyre, ride, fight and hu
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- Roxana
Stateira II
- Song Qin
- Trailokya
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| - Alexander with his horse Buchephalus
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| - Argead Dynasty
Alexandrian Dynasty
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| - Sophia
- Achilles
- Herakles
- Alexander IV
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- Emperor of Persia
- King of Asia
- King of Macedon
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- Philip II
- Darius III
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| - Alexander was born on 21 July 356 BC, Pella, Kingdom of Macedon as the son of King Philip II and his wife Olympias. Several legends exist surrounding Alexander's birth including one where allegedly the god Zeus was his father. His father, Philip II was not home when he was born, preparing a siege on Potidea on the peninsula of Chalcidice. The same day, Philip II received news that his general Parmenion had defeated the Illyrian and Paeonian armies, and that his horses had won at the Olympic Games. In his early years Alexander was raised by a nurse, Lanike, sister of Alexander's future general Cleitus. Later in his childhood he was tutored by Leonidas, a relative of his mother. Alexander was raised in the manner of noble Macedonian youths, learning to read, play the lyre, ride, fight and hunt. When Alexander was ten years old, a trader from Thessaly brought Philip II a horse, which he offered to sell for thirteen talents. The horse refused to be mounted and Philip ordered it away. Alexander was smart and saw the the horse was afraid of it's own shadow, asking his father to tame it, which he eventually did. Philip was impressed and bought the horse for him. Alexander named it Bucephalus, meaning "Ox head". Alexander's met Hepheastion at the age of ten, while training to fight. They soon became friends and trusted each other with their heart. Alexander was tutored by Aristotle, one of the most renowned philosopher's at that time. When Alexander was 16 , his education was complete and was considered suitable as Philip's heir apparent.
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