When was Alexander the Great born and where?
Alexander III of Macedon was born in Pella on the 20th of July 356 BC. His father Philip II ruled the kingdom from this capital city.
Questions about Alexander the Great
Short answers, pulled from the story.
How did Alexander tame the horse Bucephalas at age ten?
Alexander noticed that the animal feared its own shadow and turned it toward the sun to remove the fear. He then successfully mounted the beast which he named Bucephalas meaning ox-head.
What happened when Alexander crossed into Asia in 334 BC?
His army of approximately forty-eight thousand soldiers including six thousand cavalry invaded with a fleet of one hundred twenty ships. They won the Battle of Granicus against Persian forces before capturing Sardis and proceeding along the Ionian coast.
Where did Alexander die and what were the circumstances surrounding his death?
Alexander died in Babylon on either the 10th or the 11th of June 323 BC at age thirty-two. Plutarch described how he developed a fever after entertaining admiral Nearchus while other accounts suggest poison or natural causes like typhoid fever.
Who inherited Alexander's kingdom after his death in 323 BC?
Alexander left no obvious heir since his son Alexander IV was born after his passing. His companions asked who would inherit the kingdom and he replied to the strongest while another theory suggests he passed his signet ring to Perdiccas.