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Alexander the Great
A few "Fascinating Facts About Alexander the Great"..........
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Alexander the Great was a superb military tactician and never lost a battle during his conquest of the Persian Empire, even though his army was often heavily outnumbered. He was wounded at least ten times and came close to losing his life on at least two occasions.
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Alexander the Great became the ruler of Egypt in 332 BC and decided to build a new capital city on the Mediterranean coast which would be called Alexandria. It was the first of many cities throughout the Persian Empire that Alexander would name after himself.
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At its height, Alexander the Great's empire covered two million square miles (five million square kilometers) stretching from Macedonia in the west to present-day Pakistan in the east. It was the largest empire the world had seen.
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