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Alexander I the Philhellene

Alexander I the Philhellene: king of Macedonia (r. c.498-454 BCE).Towards the end of the sixth century BCE, Macedonia consisted of several principalities, which can be divided into two groups. The Macedonians of the plain probably spoke Northwest Greek and worshipped…

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Alexander II Zabinas

Alexander II Zabinas: name of a king of the Seleucid Empire, ruled from 129 to 123.Relatives: Father: Perhaps Alexander I Balas Main deeds: November 132: Outbreak of civil war in Egypt between Ptolemy VIII Euergetes Physcon and his sister Cleopatra II 128: the Seleucid…

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Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great (*356; r. 336-323): the Macedonian king who defeated his Persian colleague Darius III Codomannus and conquered the Achaemenid Empire. During his campaigns, Alexander visited a.o. Egypt, Babylonia, Persis, Media, Bactria, the Punjab, and the valley of the…

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