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- Title
Alexandria the Great.
- Authors
Cartledge, Paul
- Abstract
The article discusses the city-states of Alexandria, founded by Alexander III, otherwise known as Alexander the Great. Alexander III was born in 356 B.C. and succeeded his father, Philip II of Macedon, as the king of Macedon in 336 B.C. when he was 20-years-old. Alexander III continued his father's campaign against the Persians for their destruction of Greek sites between 480-479 B.C. and as a champion of Hellenism. During his campaign he founded strategic Greek-speaking city-states titled Alexandria as far as Afghanistan, most importantly the Alexandria founded in Africa near the Nile River.
- Subjects
ALEXANDRIA (Egypt); MACEDONIA (Greece); GREECE; EGYPT; ALEXANDER, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.; HELLENISM; PHILIP II, King of Macedonia, 382 B.C.-336 B.C.; CITY-states; GREEK history, 323-1453; KINGS &; rulers; GREEK history
- Publication
History Today, 2009, Vol 59, Issue 10, p20
- ISSN
0018-2753
- Publication type
Article