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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 123. Chapters: Greek historical hero cult, Greek mythological hero cult, Alexander the Great, Achilles, Helen, Heracles, Homer, Odysseus, Philip II of Macedon, Amazons, Agamemnon, Jason, Castor and Pollux, Menelaus, Prometheus, Theseus, Epicurus, Oedipus, Peleus, Asclepius, Orestes, Iphigenia, Cadmus, Pelops, Aristaeus, Archilochus, Leonidas I, Akademos, Amphiaraus, Protesilaus, Erechtheus, Abderus, Butes, Myrtilus, Trophonius, Ceryx, Harmodius and Aristogeiton, Hephaestion, Dion of Syracuse, Perseus, Bellerophon, Lycurgus of Sparta, Battus I of Cyrene, Hyacinth, List of Kings of Sparta, Brasidas, Aglaulus, daughter of Cecrops, Palamedes, Heroon, Alcon, Amazonius, Theagenes of Thasos, Phalanthus of Tarentum, Alexanor, Sostratus of Dyme, Philippus of Croton, Aristomenes, Pleuron, Polemocrates. Excerpt: Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 - 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great (Greek: , Megas Alexandros), was a king of Macedon, a state in the north eastern region of Greece, and by the age of thirty was the creator of one of the largest empires in ancient history, stretching from the Ionian Sea to the Himalaya. He was undefeated in battle and is considered one of the most successful commanders of all time. Born in Pella in 356 BC, Alexander was tutored by the famed philosopher Aristotle. In 336 BC he succeeded his father Philip II of Macedon to the throne after Philip was assassinated. Philip had brought most of the city-states of mainland Greece under Macedonian hegemony, using both military and diplomatic means. Upon Philip's death, Alexander inherited a strong kingdom and an experienced army. He succeeded in being awarded the generalship of Greece and, with his authority firmly established, launched the military plans for expansion left by his father. In 334 BC he invaded Persian-ruled Asia Minor and beg...
