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  2. Feb 8, 2024 · While historians agree that Alexander married Stateira at the Susa weddings, Aristobulus, another Greek historian claimed that the leader had also married Parysatis on the same day (via ResearchGate).

  3. Alexander married three times: to Roxana of Bactria, Stateira, and Parysatis, daughter of Ochus. He fathered at least one child, Alexander IV of Macedon, born by Roxana shortly after his death in 323 BC.

    • He Was Taught by Aristotle But Had Famous Run-Ins with Other Philosophers.
    • In 15 Years of Conquest, Alexander Never Lost A Battle.
    • He Named More Than 70 Cities After Himself—And One After His Horse.
    • When Alexander Met His Future Wife, Roxanne, It Was Love at First sight.
    • Alexander Even Smelled great.
    • After Defeating The Persians, Alexander Started Dressing Like them.
    • Alexander’s Body Was Preserved in A VAT of Honey.

    Alexander’s father, Philip II of Macedon, hired Aristotle, one of history’s greatest philosophers,, to educate the 13-year-old prince. Little is known about Alexander’s three-year tutelage but presumably by the end of it Aristotle’s wise but worldly approach had sunk in. According to legend, while still a prince in Greece, Alexander sought out the ...

    Alexander the Great’s military tactics and strategies are still studied in military academies today. From his first victory at age 18, Alexander gained a reputation of leading his men to battle with impressive speed, allowing smaller forces to reach and break the enemy lines before his foes were ready. After securing his kingdom in Greece, in 334 B...

    Alexander commemorated his conquests by founding dozens of cities (usually built up around previous military forts), which he invariably named Alexandria. The most famous of these, founded at the mouth of the Nile in 331 B.C., is today Egypt’s second-largest city. Other Alexandrias trace the path of his armies’ advances through present-day Turkey, ...

    After his spectacular capture in 327 B.C. of Sogdian Rock, a seemingly impregnable mountain fortress, the 28-year-old Alexander was surveying his captives when Roxanne, the teenage daughter of a Bactrian nobleman, caught his eye. Soon after, in a traditional wedding ceremony, the king sliced a loaf of bread in two with his sword and shared it with ...

    Plutarch’s “Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans,” written 400 years after Alexander’s death, reports that “a most agreeable odor” exuded from Alexander’s skin, and that “his breath and body all over was so fragrant as to perfume the clothes which he wore.” The olfactory detail was part of a tradition, begun during Alexander’s lifetime, of ascribin...

    After six years of ever-deeper incursions into the Persian empire, in 330 B.C. Alexander conquered Persepolis, the longtime center of Persian culture. Realizing that the best way to maintain control of the Persians was to act like one, Alexander began to wear the striped tunic, girdle and diadem of Persian royal dress—to the dismay of cultural puri...

    Plutarch reports that Alexander’s body was initially treated in Babylon by Egyptian embalmers, but leading Victorian Egyptologist A. Wallis Budge speculated that Alexander’s remains were immersed in honey to stave off decay. A year or two after Alexander’s demise, his body was sent back to Macedonia only to be intercepted and sent to Egypt by Ptole...

  4. Ian Alexander Sr. is the ex-husband of actress Regina King. Little is known about his family and personal life. He and King married in 1997 and have a son together. In 2007, they decided to separate. Since then, Alexander Sr. has led a very private life away from the spotlight.

  5. In the summer of 336 B.C.E. at the ancient Macedonian capital of Aegai, Alexander's sister married her uncle Alexander. During this event Philip was assassinated by a young Macedonian noble, Pausanias. After his father's death Alexander sought the approval of the Macedonian army for his bid for kingship.

  6. Dec 2, 2023 · Their wedding was a lavish affair, but the relationship had its challenges. Roxana had to navigate a foreign culture and jealousy from Alexander’s other partners. Despite this, they had a son, Alexander IV. Alexander’s early death brought an end to their union.

  7. The "Watchmen" star shares Alexander with ex-husband and record producer Ian Alexander Sr. They divorced in 2007 after 10 years of marriage.

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