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                         Introduction

     Alexander the great made an impact on world history that few individuals can profess to
have done. He
ruled all of the known world, and one of the largest empires ever.  His men were the first
westerners to
encounter tales of the Yeti.  They even discovered and classified new types of flora and fauna,
such as the red
mold that grew on their bread while they were in Asia, and made it appear as if it were bleeding.
He expanded
the Hellenist sphere of influence to the farthest reaches of the globe.
     When the king of Greece visited the British colony of India around the turn of the
century, the colonial
government had some native Indian dances displayed for him.  He was shocked when he
immediately
recognized the dances as the same harvest dances that his fellow Greeks performed near
Thessalonika.  This
was the breadth of Alexander's influence on hundreds of different cultures around the world.
Throughout the
whole of Europe, Asia, and North Africa, stories of this great man have been handed down from
generation to
generation throughout the centuries.  In many cases Alexander has even taken on a superhuman
aura, and many
unbelievable legends have been based on his life.
     When Julius Caesar visited Alexandria, he asked to see the body of the greatest warrior
of all time-
Alexander the Great.  Such was Alexander's reputation, able to impress even the powerful Caesar.
He was,
without a doubt, one of the most remarkable men that ever walked the face of this Earth.  And this
is the story
of his life.
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             The Life and Times of Alexander the Great

     The story of Alexander the Great is one of courage, genius, and great accomplishment;
but it is also somewhat of a
bittersweet one, ending with his tragic death during the prime of his life, at thirty-two.
     Alexander was born to Philip II of Macedon and Olympias, his principal wife, in 356 BCE,
                                          mpic Games.  Just three years earlier, Philip had ascended to the
throne after the death of his older
brother, Perdikkas1, and named the city of Philipi after himself.  Shortly thereafter, at the age of
twenty, he met Olympias at a
religious ceremony on the islan...

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