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Alexander the Great

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1. Alexander the Great - Noun

2. Alexander the Great - Proper noun

Meaning

king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC)

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After Caracalla concluded his campaign against the Alamanni it became evident that he was inordinately preoccupied with the Greek-Macedonian general and conqueror, Alexander the Great. Source: Internet

Alexander the Great traced his ancestry (through his mother) to Aeacus. Source: Internet

Alexander the Great ordered it demolished circa 331 BCE in preparation for a reconstruction that his death forestalled. Source: Internet

Alexander the Great and the kings of Macedon also claimed to be descended from Heracles. Source: Internet

Aristotle's influence over Alexander the Great is seen in the latter's bringing with him on his expedition a host of zoologists, botanists, and researchers. Source: Internet

But instead, his family were yesterday left to mourn the senseless loss of their promising boy nicknamed "Alexander the Great". Source: Internet

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