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The Unbreakable Bond of Alexander the Great and His Horse, Bucephalus
The story of Bucephalus and Alexander has endured through the ages. This bond has been inspiring countless works of art, ...
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2,400-year-old battlefield of Alexander the Great’s first Persian victory found
In May 334 BCE, Alexander the Great won his first victory against the ... Alexander almost lost his life, but Cleitus the Black saved him with an axe. Researchers knew that the battle occurred ...
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How Alexander the Great’s Army Horses Discovered Himalayan Salt
Alexander the Great's cavalry was an elite military force but they may also have been the first to stumble upon Himalayan ...
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Clifford Alexander Jr., First Black Secretary of the U.S. Army, Dies at 88
President Jimmy Carter appointed Alexander — born in Harlem, New York, in 1933 — to the U.S. Army secretary role in 1977. His selection marked the first time a Black civilian became the head ...
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Alexander the Great (356 - 323 BC)
Alexander was born in Pella ... overlord of Asia Minor and pharaoh of Egypt became 'great king' of Persia at the age of 25. Over the next eight years, in his capacity as king, commander ...