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A brief introduction to Alexander the Great's life
1, brief introduction of Alexander's life.

Alexander III of Macedonia (356-323 BC), known as Alexander the Great in history, was the king of Macedonia in ancient Greece and a member of the famous royal family Akid Dynasty in ancient Greece.

Alexander was born in Pera 356 years ago. At the age of 20, he inherited the Macedonian throne from his father Philip II. Almost all his reign was marked by unprecedented large-scale military conquest.

By the time he was thirty, he had established the largest empire at that time, covering Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, Persia, the two river basins, Afghanistan and northwest India. He has never been defeated on the battlefield and is considered as one of the greatest generals in history.

/kloc-when he was 0/3 years old, his father hired the philosopher Aristotle as his mentor. After the assassination of Philip II in 336, Alexander inherited his father's throne, a powerful kingdom and an experienced army.

He was appointed commander of the Greek Expeditionary Force by the Corinthian League, and used this position to carry out the pan-Greek allied forces' conquest of Persia prepared by Philip II. In the first 334 years, he launched an attack on Asia Minor ruled by Persian Achaemenid Empire, and began a ten-year eastward expedition to Alexandria.

Alexander defeated Persia in a series of decisive battles, including the famous battles of Isus and Goga Milla, and overthrew his Persian king Darius Iii, conquering the entire Persian empire and extending his empire from the Adriatic Sea to the Indian border.

In order to find and reach "the end of the world and the open sea", Alexander the Great invaded India 326 years ago, but in the end he had to withdraw at the request of the army.

323 years ago, Alexander the Great died in Babylon, his expected imperial capital, and failed to realize his plan to invade Arabia. After his death, because there was no suitable heir, his generals refused to accept each other and began to compete for the empire he left behind, which eventually led to the succession war, and the Alexander Empire soon collapsed.

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Busifaras (ancient Greek: β ου κ? φαλο? , about 355-326 years ago), is Alexander the Great's favorite horse, named β ο? That means "cow", and κ ε φ α λ means "head", which together means "cow head".

As a rider of Alexander the Great, Busifaras and his master experienced wars, big and small. Its legend has opened up a lot of imagination for artists from ancient times to the present. Many heroic scenes depicting Alexander were also drawn together.

Alexander likes his war horse very much. Alexander accidentally lost it on the way to a Crusade. Worried Alexander made a local announcement. If the locals don't help him find Busifaras, he will kill everyone in the whole area. Shortly after the announcement, someone immediately recalled Booth Fallas.

Busifallas has never been ridden by anyone except Alexander, because it doesn't allow others to ride either. Although Busifaras and Alexander fought several wars, it seems that Alexander is not the only horse. According to Plutarch's records, Alexander the Great was killed by the enemy in the Battle of Granikus River, but this horse was not Busfara.

According to Onesicritus' source, Alien recorded that Busifaras died of old age and overwork. At that time, he was nearly 30 years old, which is quite good among today's horses.

In memory of his love for horses, Alexander built Busefra, a city named after the place where he died. Busifara is located near Jie Hellem on the bank of Hidaspis (now Jie Hellem River).

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10 BC or 1 1 In June 323, Alexander died in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon at the age of 32. There are some discrepancies in the history books about his activities a few days before his death.

Plutarch recorded that about four days before his death/kloc-0, he and the commander of the fleet, Ni Alcaz, had a drink, and the receiver had a good time with the media all night until the next day. Later, Alexander had a fever, and his condition finally deteriorated. During this period, Macedonian soldiers were very worried and anxious about his health, and there were rumors that Alexander had died.

After the soldiers clamored, they were allowed to visit the king a few days before Alexander died. When the soldiers filed past Alexander's hospital bed, Alexander was too ill to speak at this time and could only nod his head to show his welcome to the soldiers.

Arian's records are similar to those of Plutarch, and they all refer to the records in the Palace Journal. In addition, Dior Dorus recorded different versions.

It is said that Alexander drank too many undiluted glasses of wine during the sacrifice in memory of Hercules, and suddenly he felt a sharp pain and screamed. He has pain on 1 1 and is getting weaker. He didn't have a fever and finally died in pain. However, Plutarch explicitly denied that the plot was fabricated and untrue.

The body of Alexander the Great was placed in a golden sarcophagus filled with spices and some anti-corruption drugs. The sarcophagus was placed in a golden coffin covered with a purple robe representing the royal family.

According to Elian North's records, Aristander, the prophet of Alexandria at that time, predicted that Alexander's burial place would be "happy and never conquered", which made Alexander's successors bicker more about the burial place, and it was more likely that they would compete for the remains, because it was a symbol of legitimacy. After all, burying the former king is the privilege of the royal family.

Alexander's hearse motorcade was on its way to Macedonia, and Ptolemy of Egypt cheated the hearse and the remains and put them in Memphis temporarily.

His successor Ptolemy II transported Alexander's sarcophagus to Alexandria and buried it in the city named after him. In Ptolemy IX, due to financial difficulties, the sarcophagus was made of glass, and the original golden sarcophagus was used to issue coins.

Alexander the Great's legacy includes cultural integration caused by his expansion, such as Greek Buddhism. He built at least twenty cities named after him, the most famous of which is Alexandria in Egypt.

Alexander settled many Greek colonies in the East, which led to the spread of Greek civilization to the East and the arrival of the Hellenistic era. Until the Byzantine Empire in the middle of15th century, as well as the Capadocia Greeks in central Asia Minor and the local Greeks in the East in the 1920s of19th century, traces of Hellenization can still be found.

He took Achilles, a hero in ancient Greek mythology, as an idol model and eventually became a figure close to myth. He is also famous for blending Greek culture with non-Greek culture.

His military achievements make future military generals try to keep up with him, and military schools all over the world teach him the tactics he uses. He is often listed as one of the most influential figures in the world, alongside his mentor Aristotle.

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