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

Then, in 334 BCE, he led his army into Asia to fulfil Philip’s ambition of conquering the Persian Empire — the largest ... history teacher showed pupils a map of Alexander’s travels.

By the time he died, aged just 32, he had redrawn the map of the northern hemisphere ... at the age of 20 to conquer the mighty Persian Empire. He made it as far as the Indus River in modern ...