Alexander the Great (In Our Time)
334 BCE · Resource
Alexander the Great is one of the most celebrated military commanders in history. Born into the Macedonian royal family in 356 BC, he gained control of Greece and went on to conquer the Persian Empire, defeating its powerful king, Darius III. At its peak, Alexander's empire covered modern Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and part of In
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Around 334 BCE
- Mahabharata (400 BCE)
- Aristotle (384 BCE)
- Peloponnesian War (431 BCE)
- Plato (428 BCE)
- Maurya Empire (322 BCE)
- Plato's Republic written (375 BCE)
- Punic Wars (264 BCE)
- Alexander the Great (356 BCE)
- Euclid's Elements (300 BCE)
- Reign of Ashoka the Great (268 BCE)