Alexander the Great: How One Man Conquered the World in 12 Years

In 336 BC, a twenty-year-old inherited a small Balkan kingdom. Twelve years later, his empire stretched from Greece to the borders of India — the largest the world had ever seen. This is the complete story of Alexander the Great and the Kingdom of Macedon, told through fully animated historical maps: every campaign, every battle, every border change. ⏱ CHAPTERS 0:00 The Kingdom of Macedon: Origins 2:21 Macedon Between Persia and Greece 5:23 Philip II Unites the Greek World 7:51 A New King Crosses into Asia 10:51 Issus, Egypt and Gaugamela 13:35 Persepolis, India and the Fall of an Empire Every map animation in this video was custom-built from scratch for this channel using real historical border and geographic data (Natural Earth). Production note: Script, research, map animation and editing are original work by the creator. Narration uses text-to-speech; the thumbnail was created with AI image generation. If you enjoy animated history told through maps, subscribe for more — a new empire's story is always on the way. #AlexanderTheGreat #History #AncientHistory #Macedon #MapAnimation