By the time of his death in 323 B.C., Alexander III, king of Macedonia, had conquered Persia, Syria, Phoenicia, Egypt, Bactria, Bukhara, and the Punjab.
His armies marched as far as India. He was thirty-three when he died.
How many empires did Alexander the Great conquer?
by Pamela Landy · Filed Under: People
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