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Alexander III of Macedon was the king of Ancient Greece. Due to his great successes and occupation of a large empire, he is famous as Alexander the Great. During his 13 years of reign, he conquered Egypt, Persia, and a large part of Asia and North Africa. He is known as one of the greatest military generals in human history. Early Life Alexander was born on 20 th July 356 BC in Pella (then the capital of the Macedonian kingdom and now in Greece). His father,  Philip II of Macedon ,  united all parts of Greece under a single leadership. In his childhood, Alexander learned the traits of the noble youth of Macedon, including reading, horse-riding, hunting, and fighting. At 13, Philip appointed the great scholar Aristotle as his tutor. Alexander learned morals, philosophy, medicine, logic, religion, etc. from Aristotle. His later victories were positively affected by the teachings of Aristotle. Alexander’s victories started at 16 when he crushed the rebellion in Thrac...

Ancient Rome was one of the earliest civilizations in Europe, centered around the Italian Peninsula. It rose from a small settlement along the Tiber River, and grew into one of history’s most powerful empires  within a few centuries. However, the significance of the Roman Empire diminished after its   division into two parts in the 4 th Century AD. Alongside  Ancient Greece, the civilization of Ancient Rome shaped the  law, government, architecture, language, and culture in ways still felt today. T he se two ancient civilizations largely influenced the views of the  Renaissance in Europe during the 14 th Century. There are four eras of this ancient civilization: the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic, the Roman Empire, and the division of the Roman Empire . Roman Kingdom According to legend,  twin brothers Romulus and Remus  founded the city of Rome in 753 BCE. Later, Romulus became the first king of the Roman Kingdom. Se...

Ancient Greece was one of the earliest civilizations in the world and the first civilization in Europe. It is often regarded as the cradle of Western civilization. Ancient Greece continuously influences the modern world through its ideas in philosophy, politics, art, and science. The story of Ancient Greece is both remarkable and complex. It starts with the rise of independent city-states, moves through the sweeping conquests of Alexander the Great and eventually declines under Roman dominance. City-States (Polis) Greek cities suffered destruction and abandonment during the Dark Ages (1180-800 BC). Around the 8th century BCE, Greece recovered from the “Greek Dark Ages” into a period of growth and innovation. But unlike unified empires such as Egypt or Persia, Greece developed as a collection of independent city-states , or poleis . Each polis was a self-governing community with its own political systems, military, currency  and culture. Athens : The city is known for its democr...