Even so, after a fierce battle in a raging thunderstorm, Porus was defeated. One event took place at Hydaspes which devastated Alexander: the death of his beloved horse, Bucephalus. It’s unclear if he died from battle wounds or of old age, but Alexander named the city of Bucephala after...
Backed by his shiny new army, Philip marched south in 338 B.C. and defeated an all-star alliance of Athens and Thebes at the Battle of Chaeronea. The battle served as a coming-out party for 18-year-old Alexander, who bravely led the Macedonian cavalry charge that broke through the At...
Alexander the Great had conquered many kingdoms and grew his empire to become of the largest known in the ancient world – reaching as far as Punjab in northern India. He defeated King Porus and his troops in India, but was impressed by his bravery and made him an ally. He gave him bac...
Alexander crossed the Hellespont in the spring of 334 BC. At the Granicus River, the Macedonian-Greek Army, also known as the Hellenic League, defeated a strong Persian force, making it possible to march on southward along the coast, freeing both Aeolis and Ionia – two large Greek cities ...
After uniting city-states of Macedonia after his father death, Alexander set out east against the Achaemenid Persian Empire under the “king of kings” Darius II, who he defeated and overthrew. His conquests include Anatolia, Syria, Gaza, Egypt, Persia and he extended the borders of his ...
Thus Herodotus (as given by the Hero) and Homer's Iliad (memoirs of defeated Alexander) can't go before the Hero. In the same way Buddha,an incarnation of god can't go before the god.Keywords: Buddha-Trace me, Creation- The present state of the world, Dionysus- Not dead but here ...
There is nothing impossible to him who will try. How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens. I am dying from the treatment of too many physicians. Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters. Fact Check: We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see som...
In 334 BC, Alexander led his army against the Persians, in order to not only conquer their lands but also to replenish his treasuries with their great wealth. In 333 BC, he defeated Persian King Darius III at the battle of Issus.
at the Battle of Granicus, fought in modern-day western Turkey, not far from the ancient city of Troy. The ancient Greek historian Arrian wrote that Alexander defeated a force of 20,000 Persian horsemen and an equal number of foot soldiers. He then advanced down the coast of west Turkey,...
On the day that Alexander was born, Philip was preparing a siege on the city of Potidea on the peninsula of Chalcidice. That same day, Philip received news that his general Parmenion had defeated the combined Illyrian and Paeonian armies, and that his horses had won at the Olympic Games....