Resource for teachers and students. A study of government and society through a look at the legacy of Alexander the Great. Includes questions for discussion followed by activity surrounding four Hellenistic philosophies of the "good...

A learning module that begins with "Alexander the Great" by USHistory.org, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...

What kind of man was Alexander the Great? We are familiar with many of his achievements, but has he been over-romanticized? This summary focuses on his personality traits and includes a timeline and biography for further research.

PowerPoint presentation includes 50 slides with pictures, maps and information for students to learn about Alexander the Great's life and conquest.

Biographical material on the life and times of Alexander the Great informs with text, photos and map, timeline, video and links to related content.

Explore the life of Alexander the Great and his Empire.

Illustrated dictionary entry for Alexander the Great provides a brief account of his life.

Overview of the history of Alexander the Great tells us about his early life, conquests, and his death. Site contains activities, worksheets, and quizzes.

Investigate Alexander the Great's biography on this site. Learn about the great general and commander of Ancient Greece.

This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Alexander the Great.

Follow Alexander the Great as he builds a tremendous empire, significantly changing and improving geography and history.

A great overview of the world of Alexander the Great, beginning with the military exploits of his father, Philip of Macedon. Included is a look at Hellenistic philosophies.

This Ancient Exploration page presents marine technological innovations, types of ships, and information about Alexander the Great. It covers the period of time from 5000 BCE to 476 CE. Each item links to a page of additional information...

An image of Alexander the Great.

Coin of Alexander the Great. Alexander, at the time of his father's death, was in his twentieth year, having been born in B.C. 356. - Smith, 1882

A map showing the extent of the Empire of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, from Macedonia to northern Africa, across Asia Minor to the Indus River. The inset map show the site of the Battle of the Granicus in 334 BC, near Troy, where...

Alexander the Great's head on a silver coin of Lysimachus in 321-281 B.C.

The remains of the head of a portrait-statue in white marble of Alexander the Great in Greek style. The nose and the chin are chipped.

Follow Alexander the Great as he builds a tremendous empire, significantly changing and improving geography and history.

High relief sculpture of Alexander the Great on Bucephalas.

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

For almost 30 centuries -- from its unification around 3100 B.C. to its conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C. -- ancient Egypt was the preeminent civilization in the Mediterranean world. From the great pyramids of the Old Kingdom...

A detailed biography of Aristotle (384-322 BC). Discusses his early life, his education, his relationship with Alexander the Great as tutor, the breadth of his work in various science disciplines, the school he established in Athens, and...