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How Alexander the Great redrew the map of the worldThen, in 334 BCE, he led his army into Asia to fulfil Philip’s ambition of conquering the Persian Empire — the largest in the ...
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Archaeologists find the site of the first battle between Alexander the Great and the Persian EmpireIn 334 BC, Alexander the Great led an army of 32,000 infantrymen and 5,000 cavalrymen against the Persian Empire. He was trying to open up the road to Asia Minor and expand the kingdom of Macedonia.
Then, in 334 BCE, he led his army into Asia to fulfil Philip’s ambition of conquering the Persian Empire — the largest in the world at that time. Over a 10-year period, fighting across modern ...
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