Alexander "The Great" (356 - 323 B. C.) King of Acquisitions and Mergers His Childhood Alexander was born in 356 B.C. His father was, Philip, the King of Macedonia and his mother was Olympias, daughter of King Neoptolemus I of Epirus (Albania). Philip was very proud of his son Alexander, ...

The death of Alexander the Great is still shrouded in mystery to this day. Many historians have made attempts to explain exactly what had happened, but have come to many contrasting conclusions. The undoubted is that Alexander was poisoned, but we do not exactly know why. The most justifiable and...

Who is "Great"? In history there are few people who can be termed "Great" and even fewer who deserve to be called so. Alexander, the son of King Phillip of the Macedonians, was one of these truly "Great" people. He not merely ruled the largest know empire, was declared ...