Following the mutiny of his army, Alexander the Great was forced to abandon his eastward march. In response, he turned his attention towards defining …
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Alexander the Great's Most Important Battles
From Thebes to Gaugamela, these are Alexander the Great's most important battles.
Alexander the Great of Macedonia was a unique tactician and general, undefeated in the field. In addition to the extreme loyalty that his soldiers …
Having all but conquered the Achaemenid Empire, Alexander the Great marched into Central Asia to exert his control over the region. While nominally …
Once part of the Achaemenid Empire, Sogdiana and Bactria had only ever been loosely governed. The arrival of Alexander the Great and his Macedonian …
During his reign, Philip II of Macedon (382-336 BCE) transformed Macedonia from a weak backwater state into the most powerful military and political …
By 333 BCE, Alexander had finally defeated the Achaemenid satraps of Anatolia, and at least somewhat secured his line of communication. He was now …
Following his defeat at the hands of Alexander at the battle of Issus in 333 BCE, Darius III withdrew to Babylon. Here he worked to rebuild his army …
With his position in Greece and the Balkans now secure, Alexander the Great led his army across the Hellespont into Asia Minor. Alexander’s timing …
