Alexander the Great

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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.

Aliases (6)

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Macedonian king → ancient Greek person → conqueror → historical figure → king → military commander →
associatedWith	Diadochi → Hellenization →
birthPlace	Macedon → Pella →
birthYear	356 BCE →
burialPlace	Alexandria (disputed) →
campaign	Asian campaign → Indian campaign →
causeOfDeath	disputed →
conquered	Achaemenid Empire → Egypt → Mesopotamia → Persia → 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 → Alexandria Eschate → Alexandria in Arachosia → Alexandria on the Indus →
fullName	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 → King of Macedon → Pharaoh of Egypt → Shahanshah of Persia →

Referenced by (100)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Anatolia → Babylon → Bithynia → Lycia → Pamphylia → Perge → Phrygia → Samarkand → Satrapy of Egypt → Tyre →	conqueredBy
Asian campaign → Battle of Gaugamela → Battle of Issus → Battle of the Granicus → Siege of Tyre →	commander
Albanian lek → Alexandria → Alexandria in Arachosia → Alexandria on the Indus → Alexandria, Egypt →	namedAfter
Alexander → Beas River → Hellenistic art → Hellenistic period →	associatedWith
Herod the Great ("Alexander") → Olympias → Philip II of Macedon →	child
Apadana Palace → Persepolis → Thebes →	destroyedBy
Alexandria → Alexandria on the Indus → Alexandria, Egypt →	foundedBy
Alexandria Eschate → Alexandria in Arachosia → Alexandria on the Indus →	founder
Alexander IV of Macedon → Philip III Arrhidaeus → Ptolemy I Soter →	predecessor
Jhelum River → Macedonia (Greece) →	associatedWithPerson
Indian campaign → Siege of Tyre →	hasParticipant
Darius III → Siege of Tyre →	opponent
Argead dynasty → Macedon →	reachedGreatestExtentUnder
Parysatis II → Stateira II →	spouse
Darius III → Philip II of Macedon →	successor
Khyber Pass → Macedonian court →	usedBy
Lighthouse of Alexandria →	associatedWithCityFoundedBy
Battle of Chaeronea →	belligerentCommander
Pella, Greece →	birthplaceOf
Stateira II →	capturedBy
Darius III →	capturedFamilyBy
Mithridates VI Eupator →	claimedDescentFrom
Hephaestion →	closeFriendOf
Indian campaign →	commandedBy
Battle of the Hydaspes →	commander1
Philippeion →	completedBy
Philippeion →	dedicatedTo
Persepolis terrace →	destroyedInvasionBy
Hephaestion →	employer
Alexander IV of Macedon →	father
Shahnameh →	featuresCharacter
Diadochi →	followed
Macedon →	formedCoreOfEmpireOf
Alexander the Great ("Alexander III of Macedon") →	fullName
Philip III Arrhidaeus →	halfBrother
Adventure Story →	hasCharacter
Classical period →	hasMajorFigure
Argead dynasty →	hasMember
Aristotle →	influenced
Eskandar ("Macedonian king Alexander III") →	linkedToHistoricalFigure
Battle of Issus →	macedonianLeader
Adventure Story →	mainSubject
Argead dynasty →	mostFamousMember
Macedon →	notableKing
Aristotle →	notableStudent
Battle of Issus →	opponentOf
Demosthenes →	opposed
Adventure Story →	originalLeadRole
Battle of Chaeronea →	participant
Alexander IV of Macedon →	posthumousSonOf
Eskandar →	refersTo
Battle of the Hydaspes →	riverCrossedBy
Ptolemy I Soter →	servedUnder
Stateira II →	spouseAtEvent
Alexander (film score) →	subject
Adventure Story →	televisionAdaptationLeadRole
Alexander the Great ("King of Macedon") →	title
Pyrrho ("Alexander the Great (possibly)") →	travelledWith
Hindu Kush →	traversedBy
Lampsacus →	underControlOf
Teos →	underRuleOf
Alexander ("Iskandar") →	variant
Asia Minor →	wasConqueredBy