The bright Alexander led the horse under a tree. After the horse could not see its shadow anymore, he became calm and Alexander petted the horse until it allowed Alexander to mount it. He showed his father that the horse was tamed and his father bought the horse for his son. He named the horse Bucephalus, which means ox head, and Bucephalus became Alexander"tms favorite horse.
Because of Phillip"tms great army, Macedonia conquered almost all of Greece under him. Phillip then declared war on Persia to retaliate for a Persian invasion of Greece that happened a few centuries before Phillip was born. Before Phillip left for Asia, he was assassinated by a man named Pausanias.
After Phillip"tms murder, the twenty-year-old Alexander inherited a country in turmoil. The Greek cities of Athens and Thebes did not want to pledge allegiance to Alexander because he was so young. Also, the barbarians in the north that Phillip had conquered were staging a revolt. Alexander"tms advisors suggested that he let Athens and Thebes go and be gentle with the barbarians.
Alexander disagreed with the advisors and thought that the best thing for him to do was to show the world that he was not going t
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Alexander invaded Persia and searched everywhere for Darius and his army. One night, Alexander"tms men saw the light from Darius"tms fires. Alexander"tms men wanted Alexander to attack Darius during the night to surprise him but Alexander wanted the battle to be even so he decided to wait until the next day. The armies fought the next day and the Macedonians quickly put the Persians down. Darius was almost captured by Alexander but he got away because of the bad strategies of one of Alexander"tms generals. Alexander was then named the King of Asia..
Alexander disagreed with the advisors and thought that the best thing for him to do was to show the world that he was not going to be a ruler that was going to be easily pushed around. He and his army marched to the north and drove the barbarians beyond the Danube River and therefore out of his hair.
After the conquest of Persia, Alexander and his men went into India. He fought his first Indian battle against the ruler named Porus at the Hydaspes River. After a hard battle, Alexander and his men crossed the river triumphantly.
They then traveled to Babylon. While in Babylon, Alexander went to a party thrown by his friend Medius. Medius was upset with the way that Alexander was ruling so he decided that he would poison him. When Alexander got drunk, Medius gave him poisoned wine. Alexander died a few days later on June 10, 323 BC at the age of 33.
After Phillip"tms murder, the twenty-year-old Alexander inherited a country in turmoil. The Greek cities of Athens and Thebes did not want to pledge allegiance to Alexander because he was so young. Also, the barbarians in the north that Phillip had conquered were staging a revolt. Alexander"tms advisors suggested that he let Athens and Thebes go and be gentle with the barbarians.
Alexander wanted to continue east and reach the Ganges River because he thought that the Ganges River would lead him to the ocean. However, his me
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