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Alexander the Great

4th Century Greece and Rome

Alexander the Great was taught by the great philosopher Aristotle.
Mosaic of the Battle of Issus showing Alexander and Bucephalus, from House of the Faun in Pompeii.

Battle of Issue mosaic showing Alexander on Bucephalus

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Alexander the Great, King of Macedon from 336 - 323 B.C., may claim the title of the greatest military leader the world has ever known. His empire spread from Gibraltar to the Punjab, and he made Greek the lingua franca of his world.
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