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Alexander the Great
noun
- 356–323 b.c., king of Macedonia 336–323: conqueror of Greek city-states and of the Persian empire from Asia Minor and Egypt to India.
Alexander the Great
noun
- Alexander (the Great)356323 bcMMacedonianPOLITICS: hereditary rulerPOLITICS: military leader 356–323 bc , king of Macedon, who conquered Greece (336), Egypt (331), and the Persian Empire (328), and founded Alexandria
Alexander the Great
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Before beginning his conquests, Alexander allegedly unloosed the Gordian knot by cutting through it. It was believed that the person who unfastened the Gordian knot would rule a vast territory in Asia . Alexander founded the city of Alexandria , which became a great center of learning in Egypt (see also Egypt ).
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During my weeks in Afghanistan, I sometimes felt I was driving through a landscape unchanged since Alexander the Great passed through.
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Here, for instance, is a touch of magnanimity quite in the Alexander-the-great style.
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