<P> Alexander III of Macedon ( 20 / 21 July 356 BC -- 10 / 11 June 323 BC ) , commonly known as Alexander the Great ( Ancient Greek : Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μέγας , translit . Aléxandros ho Mégas , Koine Greek : ( a. lék. san. dros ho mé. gas ) ) , was a king ( basileus ) of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty . He was born in Pella in 356 BC and succeeded his father Philip II to the throne at the age of twenty . He spent most of his ruling years on an unprecedented military campaign through Asia and northeast Africa , and he created one of the largest empires of the ancient world by the age of thirty , stretching from Greece to northwestern India . He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered one of history 's most successful military commanders . </P>
<P> Alexander III of Macedon ( 20 / 21 July 356 BC -- 10 / 11 June 323 BC ) , commonly known as Alexander the Great ( Ancient Greek : Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μέγας , translit . Aléxandros ho Mégas , Koine Greek : ( a. lék. san. dros ho mé. gas ) ) , was a king ( basileus ) of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty . He was born in Pella in 356 BC and succeeded his father Philip II to the throne at the age of twenty . He spent most of his ruling years on an unprecedented military campaign through Asia and northeast Africa , and he created one of the largest empires of the ancient world by the age of thirty , stretching from Greece to northwestern India . He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered one of history 's most successful military commanders . </P>
who was crowned king of macedonia when he was 20
who was crowned king of macedonia when he was 20
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great