Editing Alexander the Great

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{{Otheruses|King of Macedon|[[Alexander (disambiguation)]]}}
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|image = ACCI DB Alexander the Great.jpg
|birth = 20 or 21 July 356 BCE<br>{{Wiki|Pella}}, {{Wiki|Macedonia (ancient kingdom)|Kingdom of Macedonia}}
|death = 13 June 323 BCE (aged 32)<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''</ref><br>[[Babylon]], Kingdom of Macedonia
|affiliates = Kingdom of Macedonia<br>[[Templars]]
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|database = [[Database: Alexander the Great|Alexander the Great]]}}

'''Alexander III of Macedon''' (356 BCE – 323 BCE), commonly known as '''Alexander the Great''', was a King of {{Wiki|Macedonia (ancient kingdom)|Macedonia}}, and one of the most successful conquerors in history.

==Biography==
Alexander the Great's empire was backed by proto-[[Templars]], who had entrusted him with a [[Staves of Eden|Staff of Eden]], explaining why Alexander was able to become so successful and undefeated.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref><ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' - [[Abstergo Files]]</ref> In addition to the Staff, which reinforced his rule, Alexander wielded the [[Trident of Eden]] in battle.<ref name="ACLD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants]]''</ref>

During his successful conquest of the Achaemenid Empire, Alexander and his Macedonians entered Egypt, freeing the land from Persian influence and being saluted as liberators by the populacy. There, Alexander also visited the Oracle of Amun in [[Siwa]], which prophesied his exploits and hailed him as Son of Zeus.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>

Around 330 BCE, Alexander discovered the [[Herat Temple]], an ancient temple built by the [[Isu]], in [[Herat]], [[Afghanistan]]. He built the [[Herat Citadel]] atop its remains.<ref name="ACCI">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]''</ref>

After conquering the {{Wiki|Achaemenid Empire}}, Alexander set out to take over the {{Wiki|Punjab region}} of [[India]]. In the area between the {{Wiki|Jelum River|Jelum}} and {{Wiki|Chenab River}}, he encountered a prince named {{Wiki|King Porus|Porus}} in what would become known as the {{Wiki|Battle of the Hydaspes}}.<ref name="ACI"/> Despite the Punjab force's numerical superiority, including 200 elephants, Alexander's troops flanked Porus' left side. The maneuver caused the elephants to panic, and Alexander's highly mobile cavalry proved too strong for the Punjab force.<ref name="ACI"/> Presumably impressed with Porus' military elegance and spirit, Alexander allowed him to retain his kingdom after the battle. Porus became an ally and subordinate ruler of Alexander, until sometime between 321 BCE and 315 BCE, when he was assassinated by {{Wiki|Eudemus (general)|Eudemus}}, one of Alexander's generals.<ref name="ACI"/>

During his reign, Alexander had created one of the largest empires in the world, and created a new {{Wiki|Hellenistic period|Hellenistic}} civilization by leaving Greek colonists in his conquered lands. As he continued his conquest of Asia, a group of proto-[[Assassins]] realized that Alexander's success could not be caused by military prowess alone, suspecting that he held the Staff.<ref name="ACI"/>

Thus, in June 323 BCE, the proto-Assassin [[Iltani]] infiltrated the palace of {{Wiki|Nebuchadnezzar II}}, where she poisoned Alexander.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> On 13 June, he died of the poisoning, and his empire soon began to crumble.<ref name="ACI"/> His body was interred alongside his Staff of Eden in a [[Tomb of Alexander the Great|tomb]] in [[Alexandria]], the city in [[Egypt]] that he founded.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> The three prongs of his Trident of Eden were split after his death amongst his generals, including [[Seleucus I Nicator|Seleucus]] and [[Ptolemy I Soter|Ptolemy]].<ref name="ACLD"/>

==Trivia==
*Historically, Alexander the Great was described to have heterochromia, a common characteristic among [[Sages]].
*Historically, he visited the [[Siwa|Siwa Oasis]], the location of a [[Siwa Vault|vault]] that would later be opened using his Staff of Eden and an Apple of Eden.

==Gallery==
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Rembrandt_alexander.jpg|''Alexander the Great'' by {{Wiki|Rembrandt}}
AlexandertheGreat-Staff.jpg|Alexander with the Staff of Eden
alexander the great.jpg|Alexander taming {{Wiki|Bucephalus}}
ACIHydaspes.png|Alexander during the Battle of the Hydaspes
ACIAlexanderFuneral.jpg|Alexander's funeral
ACO Alexander's sarcophagus.jpg|Alexander's sarcophagus in his tomb
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