Alexander the Great

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Map of Alexander's empire and his route.

Alexander the Great (356 – 323 BC) was a king of Ancient Macedonia who conquered the much larger Achaemenid Empire. While his empire was divided after his death, his conquests greatly increased the influence of Ancient Greece and started the Hellenistic period.

Quotes

• Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I myself have founded great empires; but upon what did these creations of our genius depend? Upon force. Jesus alone founded His empire upon love, and to this very day millions would die for Him. I think I understand something of human nature; and I tell you, all these were men, and I am a man: none else is like Him; Jesus Christ was more than man. This phenomenon is unaccountable; it is altogether beyond the scope of man’s creative powers. Time, the great destroyer, is powerless to extinguish this sacred flame; time can neither exhaust its strength nor put a limit to its range. This is it which strikes me most, I have often thought of it. This it is which proves to me quite convincingly the Divinity of Jesus Christ. – Napoleon Bonaparte as a prisoner at Saint Helena, 1820.

External links

Encyclopedias

• Ancient History Encyclopedia: Alexander the Great
• Encyclopedia Britannica: Alexander the Great
• Encyclopedia Britannica 1911 Edition: Alexander the Great
• Encyclopedia.com:Alexander the Great