Alexander, called the Great (the Great) was king of Macedonia. Born in 356 BC and was raised by Atistóteles. His father, Philip II, who managed to control all the Hellenic peninsula, was assassinated in 336 BC, Alexander was proclaimed king in his region. The Greek polis tried to take advantage of Philip's death to end the Macedonian hegemony; But Alexander, despite his youth, showed an extraordinary military talent defeating them one after another. The monarch then attacked the mighty Persian Empire with the support of the Hellenic cities he had conquered. He defeated the Persian emperor in 332 BC and was crowned in his place. Continued its conquests to build one of the largest empires of antiquity.
Alexander, who had settled in Babylon and had married the Persian princess Roxana, continued its offensive to the East. Upon arrival at the Indo contracted a serious illness and returned to his capital. He died in 323 BC, when he was 33 years.
After taking control of the Hellenic peninsula, Alexander conquered Asia Minor, Phoenicia, Egypt and the giant Persian Empire. Greek culture spread throughout the eastern Mediterranean, and anticipated the unification of the ancient world of Rome.