He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

Over a 10-year period, fighting across modern-day Turkey, the Middle East, and as far away as Afghanistan and Pakistan, Alexander routed Persian king Darius III, taking the empire for his own.

In a campaign that forever marked the course of history, Alexander quelled rebellions in the Balkans and Greece before entering the first official battle against Persia (under Darius) in the ...