The Alexander the Great (356–323 BC), king of Macedon, was tutored by Aristotle and ascended to the throne at twenty after his father's assassination. He launched a vast military campaign, expanding his empire from Greece to northwestern India, notably defeating the Persian Empire and burning Persepolis. His conquests included the Battle of the Hydaspes in India, but his troops' homesickness forced a retreat. He died in Babylon at thirty, planning an Arabian invasion. His legacy includes the…
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