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2. Alexander the Great - Wikipedia

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   Philostratus the Elder in the Life of Apollonius of Tyana writes that in the army of Porus, there was an elephant who fought bravely against Alexander's army, and Alexander dedicated it to the Helios (Sun) and named it Ajax because he thought that such a great animal deserved a great name. The elephant had gold rings around its tusks and an ...

3. Alexander (2004 film) - Wikipedia

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   Alexander is a 2004 epic historical drama film based on the life of the ancient Macedonian general and king Alexander the Great. [4] It was co-written and directed by Oliver Stone and starred Colin Farrell .

4. Alexander the Great (1956 film) - Wikipedia

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   Alexander the Great is a CinemaScope and Technicolor 1956 epic historical drama film about the life of Macedonian general and king Alexander the Great written, produced and directed by Robert Rossen. Filmed in Spain, it was released by United Artists and stars Richard Burton as Alexander along with a large ensemble cast.

5. Category:Films about Alexander the Great - Wikipedia

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6. Persepolis (film) - Wikipedia

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   Persepolis is a 2007 French adult animated biographical drama film written and directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, based on Satrapi's autobiographical graphic novel of the same name. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The story follows a young girl as she comes of age against the backdrop of the Iranian Revolution .

7. Thaïs - Wikipedia

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   Thaïs (/ ˈ θ aɪ s /; Greek: Θαΐς; fl. 4th century BCE) was a Greek hetaira who accompanied Alexander the Great on his military campaigns. Likely from Athens , she is most famous for having instigated the burning of Persepolis , the capital city of the Achaemenid Persian Empire , after it was conquered by Alexander's army in 330 BCE.

8. Alexandria Arachosia - Wikipedia

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   Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia, launched an invasion of the Achaemenid Empire in 333 BC. Defeating King Darius III in the key battles of Issus (333 BC) and Gaugamela (331 BC), Alexander captured the major cities of Babylon, Susa, and Persepolis, and in 330 BC marched eastwards to confront the remaining Persian forces led by Bessus in Bactria. [11]

9. Battle of the Persian Gate - Wikipedia

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   The Battle of the Persian Gate took place as part of the Wars of Alexander the Great.In the winter of 330 BC, Ariobarzanes of Persis led a last stand with his outnumbered Persian army at the Persian Gate, near Persepolis, [5] and held back the Macedonian army for approximately a month.