Pillip II - Alexanders father

Coin with Alexanders face

Statutue of Alexander the Great

Statutue of Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great (356 - 323 BC), king of Macedonia, conqueror of the Persian Empire, and one of the world's greatest military leaders.Engraving by Chapman, published March 1796.

Portrait of the King of Macedonia, Alexander III (356 - 323 BC).

Alexander the Great's first major victory over the Persians at Granicus.

A meeting between the High Priest of the Jews and Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia (356 - 323 BC) outside Jerusalem.

Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia (356 - 323 BC) watching a dog which was given to him as a present from an Indian King, fighting with a lion.

Alexander the Great (356 - 323 BC), King of Macedonia, and his army cross the River Euphrates to fight Darius III of the Persians, which resulted in a victory for Alexander.From a 17th century German Encyclopaedia.

King Alexander's submarine is lowered from a small boat into a fish-infested sea.From the 'Romance of Alexander', a manuscript written and illuminated in Flanders, c1340.

Painting with Alexander The Great

Mosaic of Alexander the Great and Darius III