Alexander the Great

E17303

Macedonian king ancient Greek person conqueror historical figure king military commander

Alexander the Great was a 4th-century BCE king of Macedon who created one of the largest empires in ancient history and spread Greek culture across the Near East.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Alexander the Great canonical	315
Alexander	1
Alexander III of Macedon	1
Alexander the Great (possibly)	1
Alexander the Great was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon	1
Alexander the Great was seen as fulfilling the prophecy	1
Alexander the Great – Parysatis II	1
Alexandre le Grand	1
Iskandar	1
King of Macedon	1
Macedonian king Alexander III	1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Macedonian king ⓘ ancient Greek person ⓘ conqueror ⓘ historical figure ⓘ king ⓘ military commander ⓘ
associatedWith	Diadochi ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ surface form: Hellenization
birthPlace	Macedon ⓘ Pella, Greece ⓘ surface form: Pella
birthYear	356 BCE ⓘ
burialPlace	Alexandria, Egypt ⓘ surface form: Alexandria (disputed)
campaign	Asian campaign ⓘ Indian campaign ⓘ
causeOfDeath	disputed ⓘ
conquered	Achaemenid Empire ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Mesopotamia ⓘ Achaemenid Empire ⓘ surface form: Persia Phoenician civilization ⓘ surface form: Phoenicia Syria ⓘ parts of India ⓘ
culture	Greek ⓘ
deathPlace	Babylon ⓘ Mesopotamia ⓘ
deathYear	323 BCE ⓘ
dynasty	Argead dynasty ⓘ
era	Classical antiquity ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ
father	Philip II of Macedon ⓘ
foundedCity	Alexandria, Egypt ⓘ surface form: Alexandria Alexandria Eschate ⓘ Alexandria in Arachosia ⓘ Alexandria on the Indus ⓘ
fullName	Alexander the Great self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Alexander III of Macedon
knownFor	creating one of the largest empires of the ancient world ⓘ military genius ⓘ spreading Hellenistic culture ⓘ
language	Ancient Greek ⓘ
militaryRank	strategos autokrator ⓘ
mother	Olympias ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Chaeronea ⓘ Battle of Gaugamela ⓘ Battle of Granicus ⓘ Battle of Issus ⓘ Battle of the Hydaspes ⓘ Siege of Tyre ⓘ
predecessor	Philip II of Macedon ⓘ
reignEndYear	323 BCE ⓘ
reignStartYear	336 BCE ⓘ
religion	Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
spouse	Parysatis II ⓘ Roxana ⓘ Stateira II ⓘ
successor	Alexander IV of Macedon ⓘ Philip III Arrhidaeus ⓘ
successorState	Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ
teacher	Aristotle ⓘ
title	Hegemon of the Hellenic League ⓘ Alexander the Great self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: King of Macedon Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ Shahanshah of Persia ⓘ

Referenced by (325)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alexandria → foundedBy → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Alexandria → namedAfter → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Alexander → variant → Alexander the Great ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iskandar

Alexander → associatedWith → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Hindu Kush → traversedBy → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Asia Minor → wasConqueredBy → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Alexander the Great → fullName → Alexander the Great self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexander III of Macedon

Alexander the Great → title → Alexander the Great self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: King of Macedon

Herod the Great → child → Alexander the Great ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexander

Macedonia (Greece) → associatedWithPerson → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Aristotle → influenced → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Aristotle → notableStudent → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Adventure Story → mainSubject → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Adventure Story → originalLeadRole → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Adventure Story → hasCharacter → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Adventure Story → televisionAdaptationLeadRole → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Beas River → associatedWith → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Pella, Greece → birthplaceOf → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Philippeion → completedBy → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Philippeion → dedicatedTo → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Shahnameh → featuresCharacter → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Babylon → conqueredBy → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Lighthouse of Alexandria → associatedWithCityFoundedBy → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Jhelum River → associatedWithPerson → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Teos → underRuleOf → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Tyre → conqueredBy → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Hellenistic period → associatedWith → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Alexander (film score) → subject → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Eskandar → refersTo → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Eskandar → linkedToHistoricalFigure → Alexander the Great ⓘ

this entity surface form: Macedonian king Alexander III

Demosthenes → opposed → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Khyber Pass → usedBy → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Thebes → destroyedBy → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Pamphylia → conqueredBy → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Phrygia → conqueredBy → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Bithynia → conqueredBy → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Lycia → conqueredBy → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Samarkand → conqueredBy → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Anatolia → conqueredBy → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Classical period → hasMajorFigure → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Mithridates VI Eupator → claimedDescentFrom → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Alexandria, Egypt → foundedBy → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Alexandria, Egypt → namedAfter → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Olympias → child → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Argead dynasty → hasMember → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Argead dynasty → mostFamousMember → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Argead dynasty → reachedGreatestExtentUnder → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Alexandria Eschate → founder → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Asian campaign → commander → Alexander the Great ⓘ

Indian campaign → hasParticipant → Alexander the Great ⓘ