Alexander the Great

...as the royal heir of Pontus, was trained in all the manly sports and modeled his life on heroes of yore like Alexander the Great and Hannibal. Perhaps because of his suspicious, murderous mother, he took a lively interest from his...

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...lived from about 3 B.C. to 65 A.D., He was far less fortunate in his choice of a pupil than was Aristotle, who chose Alexander the Great. Lucky Seneca chose the Emperor Nero, who graciously allowed him to commit suicide, rather than kill...

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...it to Plato's Academy, declared "Behold, I bring you a man. " (Plato had to add "with flat nails" to the definition.) Alexander the Great is said to have gone to meet the cynic and asked him if there was any favor he could do for him;...

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...Egyptians, Ionians, Lydians, Persians, Greeks and Romans. One of its most well-known rulers was Lysimachus, a successor of Alexander the Great who conquered it in 283BC and moved it further away from the marshy flat land of the silted up...

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Aussie prop making the most of epic journey from death's door to stardom Australia's Ben Alexander leaves a press conference ahead of Ireland's clash against Australia on Sunday Ben Alexander is 25 today. Happy birthday? Hell, every day...

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Two centuries after Cambyses' soldiers had set out to destroy the temple, Alexander the Great made his own pilgrimage there before he began his conquest of Persia The Castiglioni brothers are already famous for their discovery...

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...mountains and in their valleys, not because they hate us. The Afghan people have fought and defeated all invaders, from Alexander the Great, the British, the Russians and now the United States. Our generals say we need more troops. Every...

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Alexander the great! Burnley's old-fashioned hero Graham is thriving in the modern era. After his 900th match, we salute him By Simon Jones Last updated at 1:43 AM on 03rd November 2009 Burnley chairman Barry Kilby was perplexed when he...

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...come across evidence in the form of microscopic bits of pollen and charcoal in ancient sediment layers which indicate that Alexander the Great was not the first to settle the area along Egypt's coast that became the great port city of...

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