hebecame king of Macedonia a mere twenty yearslater, reigning until his death in 323BCE.Once he was the king, he entered the territoryof the Persian Empire, leading an army andtaking control of an area of land that becamepart of one of the largest empires of theancient world.Alexander’s father, Philip II became kingof Macedonia after his brother died in battleagainst an invading army. Macedonia was atthe time an empire roughly the size of Yorkshirein England or New Jersey in the United States,but it was penned in by potential enemieson all sides.In less than three years using a combinationof diplomacy, military reorganisation anda lot of skill, king Philip transformed Macedonia’sfortunes and expanded his empire into Greece.After increasing the number of troops in hisempire, 10,000 men crossed from Europe intoAsia under his rule, with the aim of attackingthe Persians.
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