Did Alexander the Great Conquer Persia — Or Did Persia Conquer Him?

At 32, Alexander the Great had conquered most of the known world — and never lost a single battle. This is the story of how a Macedonian prince built the largest empire the ancient world had ever seen, and why it shattered the moment he died. In just over a decade, Alexander III of Macedon overthrew the Persian Empire, marched his army from Greece to the edge of India, and reshaped the ancient world so completely that the centuries after him are still called the Hellenistic Age. Tutored by Aristotle, crowned at 20 after the assassination of his father Philip II, and undefeated across battles at the Granicus, Issus, and Gaugamela, he seemed unstoppable. But the same restless ambition that carried him to the Indus River also drove his exhausted army to mutiny — and left an empire with no heir, no plan, and no one capable of holding it together. This is the rise and fall of history's most relentless conqueror. — — — — — WHO WAS ALEXANDER THE GREAT? Alexander the Great (356–323 BC) was the king of Macedon and one of history's most successful military commanders. He created an empire stretching from Greece and Egypt to northwestern India. WHEN DID ALEXANDER THE GREAT LIVE? He was born in 356 BC in Pella, Macedonia, and died in 323 BC in Babylon at the age of 32. HOW DID ALEXANDER THE GREAT DIE? Alexander died in Babylon in June 323 BC after a sudden fever. The exact cause remains debated by historians, with theories ranging from disease to poisoning. WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS EMPIRE? With no clear successor, his empire was divided among his generals — the Diadochi — whose decades of war fractured it into the Hellenistic kingdoms. — — — — — CHAPTERS 0:00 — Introduction 1:32 — A Prince of Macedon 5:24 — The Throne and the Sword 9:42 — The Fall of Persia 14:53 — To the Ends of the Earth 19:31 — Death in Babylon 23:05 — The Empire That Died With Him — — — — — ▶ Subscribe for more cinematic history documentaries:    / @historicinfluencers   ▶ More from Warriors, Conquerors & Sword Saints:    • Warriors, Conquerors & Sword Saints   If you enjoyed this video, let me know in the comments which figure from history you'd like to see next. #AlexanderTheGreat #AncientHistory #History