Alexander the Great

Portrait of Alexander the Great

King of Asia · Son of Zeus-Ammon · King of Macedon · 356–323 BC

Conqueror of the Persian Empire, founder of Alexandria, student of Aristotle.

Explore the life of Alexander — five chapters

  1. A Prince of Macedon — Philip, Olympias and a warrior kingdom
  2. Taught by Aristotle — A conqueror's education
  3. The Conquest of Persia — An empire won in a decade
  4. To India — and No Further — The limits of conquest
  5. The Hellenistic World — What his conquests left behind

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Teach what Alexander discovered

Alexander and the Spread of Greek Culture — ideas Alexander is tied to on the Living Knowledge Map. On Incandio you prove you understand one by teaching it to Ember, the AI pupil, in Teach the Room.

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