Personality
Alexander's decision to personally lead cavalry charges and repeatedly place himself in danger demonstrated this prominent aspect of his personality.
Courage/bravery
Alexander defeated Darius III in his first major battle against the Persian king's forces in Asia Minor in 334 BCE.
Granicus
Alexander generally retained this Persian system of provincial administration when governing his new empire.
Satrapy system
Alexander claimed descent through his father's royal family from this Greek hero, the son of Zeus.
Heracles
Alexander was the son of this Macedonian king.
Philip II
Alexander's friendship with this Macedonian companion was so close that ancient writers frequently compared the pair to Achilles and Patroclus.
Hephaestion
Alexander's decisive victory here in 333 BCE forced Darius III to flee and resulted in the capture of the Persian royal family.
Issus
At Gaugamela, Alexander deliberately moved his forces towards this direction as part of his attempt to draw the Persians out of position.
To the right
In 331 BCE, Alexander travelled to the oracle of this Egyptian deity at Siwah.
Amun
This famous Greek philosopher was employed as Alexander's tutor during his youth.
Aristotle
Alexander's killing of this experienced officer during a drunken argument in 328 BCE demonstrated his increasingly violent and impulsive behaviour.
Cleitus
Alexander constructed a causeway to capture this strongly fortified Phoenician island city in 332 BCE.
Tyre
This elite Macedonian cavalry unit was frequently commanded personally by Alexander during battle.
Companion Calvary
Alexander claimed descent through his mother's family from this legendary hero of the Trojan War.
Achilles
Alexander became king of Macedonia in this year following the assassination of his father.
336 BCE
According to Plutarch, Alexander famously tamed this supposedly unmanageable horse while still a young man.
Bucephalus
Alexander's decisive victory over Darius III in 331 BCE effectively destroyed the Persian king's ability to resist Alexander through a major field army.
Gaugamela
This Macedonian commander served Alexander as one of his most important senior generals and commanded the left wing at major battles such as Gaugamela.
Parmenion
This Persian court practice, in which a person performed an act of obeisance before the king, became highly controversial when Alexander attempted to introduce it at his court.
Proskynesis
Alexander died in this ancient city in June 323 BCE at approximately 32 years of age.
Babylon
Alexander's decision to burn this Persian royal centre in 330 BCE has been interpreted as evidence of his impulsiveness, desire for revenge, or calculated political symbolism.
Persepolis
Alexander's eastern campaigns eventually reached this river, where his troops refused to advance further into India in 326 BCE.
Hyphasis River
Alexander recruited approximately 30,000 Persian youths who were trained in Macedonian warfare and given this name, meaning "Successors".
Epigonoi
Before launching his campaign into Asia, Alexander reportedly visited the location traditionally identified with this famous war and honoured its legendary heroes.
Troy
Alexander married this Bactrian noblewoman in 327 BCE.
Roxana