Alexander III
  • Basileus of Macedon
  • Hegemon of the Hellenic League
  • Strategos Autokrator of Greece
  • Shahanshah of Persia
  • Pharaoh of Egypt
  • Lord of Asia
ACMA 1331 Alexander 2.JPG
Bust of Alexander the Great attributed to Leochares, after 338 BC (Acropolis Museum)
King of Macedonia
Reign336–323 BC
PredecessorPhilip II
Successor
  • Alexander IV
  • Philip III
  • Hegemon of the Hellenic League
  • Strategos autokrator of Greece
Reign336 BC
PredecessorPhilip II
Pharaoh of Egypt
Reign332–323 BC
PredecessorDarius III
Successor
  • Alexander IV
  • Philip III
Royal titulary
King of Persia
Reign330–323 BC
PredecessorDarius III
Successor
  • Alexander IV
  • Philip III
Lord of Asia
Reign331–323 BC
PredecessorNew office
Successor
  • Alexander IV
  • Philip III
Born20 or 21 July 356 BC
Pella, Macedon, Ancient Greece
Died10 or 11 June 323 BC (aged 32)
Babylon, Mesopotamia
Spouse
  • Roxana of Bactria
  • Stateira II of Persia
  • Parysatis II of Persia
Issue
  • Alexander IV
  • Heracles (alleged illegitimate son)
Names
Alexander III of Macedon
Greek
  • Μέγας Ἀλέξανδρος
    Mégas Aléxandros
    lit.'Great Alexander'
  • Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μέγας
    Aléxandros ho Mégas
    lit.'Alexander the Great'
DynastyArgead
FatherPhilip II of Macedon
MotherOlympias of Epirus
ReligionGreek polytheism