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Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μέγας, Aléxandros ho Mégas [a.lék.san.dros ho mé.gas], from the Greek ἀλέξω (alexō) "defend" and ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anēr) "man" and means "protector of men"), was a King (Basileus) of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty, an ancient Greek royal house. Born in Pella in 356 BC, Alexander succeeded his father, Philip II, to the throne at the age of twenty. He spent most of his ruling years on an unprecedented military campaign through Asia and northeast Africa, and by the age of thirty he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from Greece to Egypt into northwest India and modern-day Pakistan. He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered one of history's most successful military commanders.
During his youth, Alexander was tutored by the philosopher Aristotle until the age of 16. After Philip's assassination in 336 BC, Alexander succeeded his father to the throne and inherited a strong kingdom and an experienced army. Alexander was awarded the generalship of Greece and used this authority to launch his father's Panhellenic project to lead the Greeks in the conquest of Persia. In 334 BC, he invaded the Achaemenid Empire, ruled Asia Minor, and began a series of campaigns that lasted ten years. Alexander broke the power of Persia in a series of decisive battles, most notably the battles of Issus and Gaugamela. He subsequently overthrew the Persian King Darius III and conquered the Achaemenid Empire in its entirety. At that point, his empire stretched from the Adriatic Sea to the Indus River.
This is a video project I made for a study of Warfare course at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. It examines the importance of Alexander the Great's siege of Tyre.
Playlist of historical battles in Total War ranging from 1457 BCE - May 1865 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6kx88YTXrc&index;=33&list;=PLnlG6bIwc1_ayJg9qKLXfG9KZRNNvpbiI Total War: Rome 2 mod - Medieval Kingdoms 1212 AD November 12, 1187 - January 1, 1188 - Tyre, Mediterranean Sea After the disastrous Battle of Hattin, much of the Holy Land had been lost to Saladin, including Jerusalem. The remnants of the crusader army flocked to Tyre, which was one of the major cities still in Christian hands. Reginald of Sidon was in charge of Tyre and was in the process of negotiating its surrender with Saladin, but the arrival of Conrad and his soldiers prevented it. Reginald left the city to refortify his castle at Belfort, and Conrad became the leader of the army. He immediately began to repair...
What most historians forget to mention that Alexander was not Greek, he was Macedonian! The longest battle he had was with the Tyrians, it lasted up to 7 months. He killed 8,000 people when the war ended in Tyre, mostly little boys and girls that were hiding in the temples. About 30,000 were sold to as slavery. Some people from Sidon, known as Sidonians came in with the Macedonians, which actually the Macedonians weren't able to breech the wall until the Sidonians came with there boats. But the Sidonians kept in mind that they were closely related to the Tyrians, they were all Phoenician. So they snuck out some of them on to there boats. They saved a total of 15,000 people. As well, odds were that about half of the slaves were sold to the Sidonians and other people within the regio...
The Battle of Gaugamela, also called the Battle of Arbela, was the decisive battle of Alexander the Great's invasion of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. In 331 BC Alexander's army of the Hellenic League met the Persian army of Darius III near Gaugamela, close to the modern city of Erbil. Even though heavily outnumbered, Alexander emerged victorious due to his superior tactics and army. It was a decisive victory for the Hellenic League and led to the fall of the Achaemenid Empire. In November 333 BC, Darius III had lost the Battle of Issus resulting in the capture of his wife, his mother, and his two daughters, Stateira II and Drypetis. Darius had retreated to Babylon, where he regrouped the remaining army from the previous battle. The victory at Issus had given Alexander control of southern...
Siege of Tyre (1187) The Siege of Tyre took place from November 12, 1187 to January 1, 1188. =======Image-Copyright-Info======= Image is in public domain Author-Info: Jean Colombe Image Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tyre_1187.jpg =======Image-Copyright-Info======== -Video is targeted to blind users Attribution: Article text available under CC-BY-SA image source in video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MPD2FrCvlo
332 BC, Alexander steps further into the Persian Empire and grabs hold of Egypt, where a special surprise awaits... EVENTS: -Siege of Tyre (January-July 332 BC) -Alexander's visit to Egypt (332 BC) MUSIC (in order): -Rome: Total War "Roman Scipii Intro" by Jeff Van Dyck (part of intro) -Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire soundtrack -Rome: Total War "Melee Café" by Jeff Van Dyck -Rome: Total War "The Enemy Is Near" by Jeff Van Dyck TWITTER: @KhAnubis FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/KhAnubisProductionsOfficial Visit our website!: http://khanubisproductions.weebly.com INSTAGRAM: @khanubisproductions