Alexander the Great

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  1. 3. Battle where Alexander first defeated Darius III
  2. 6. Coastal city that resisted Alexander for seven months
  3. 7. Alexander's tutor
  4. 9. The act of kissing the hand of the king
  5. 12. King of Macedonia who conquered the Persian Empire
  6. 16. Major battle won by Alexander in 331 BC
  7. 17. Elite Macedonian infantry formation
  8. 19. Alexander's closest friend and companion
  9. 20. Hero of the Trojan War whom Alexander admired and claimed descent from
  10. 21. Persian ceremonial capital burned by Alexander
  11. 23. Term used for the spread of Greek culture
  12. 25. Policy encouraging cultures to mix
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  1. 1. Companion killed by Alexander during an argument
  2. 2. Persian king defeated at Issus and Gaugamela
  3. 4. Long spear used by Macedonian soldiers
  4. 5. Empire Alexander defeated
  5. 8. Alexander's father
  6. 10. Narrow strait crossed by Alexander when entering Asia in 334 BC
  7. 11. Oasis where Alexander was declared son of Zeus-Ammon
  8. 13. Alexander became ruler of this kingdom in 336 BC
  9. 14. Title meaning "leader" of the Greek states, held by Alexander after Philip II
  10. 15. Experienced Macedonian general who served as Alexander's second-in-command
  11. 16. Battle fought on the Granicus River in 334 BC
  12. 18. Mythical hero said to be an ancestor of Alexander's family
  13. 22. Site of the mass weddings organised by Alexander in 324 BC
  14. 24. City founded by Alexander