Historical Figures2 profiles
Leaders, rulers, kings and queens, explorers and revolutionaries who shaped the course of history.
Areas within this category: Leaders & rulers · Kings & queens · Explorers · Revolutionaries.
Alexander the Great King of Macedonia · 356–323 BCE Historical Figures 
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