Alexander the Great
Also known as: Alexandros III of Macedonia · Alexander III of Macedonia · Alexandros III · the Great Alexander · Alexandros · Alexander III · Great Alexander · Alexandros the Great
Alexander III of Macedon, most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon.
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served under as a somatophylax
Lysimachus was one of Alexander's bodyguards and a trusted officer during the Persian campaign, which provided him the prestige to claim a kingdom after Alexander's death.
Offered to fund the temple's reconstruction
Alexander offered to pay for the rebuilding of the temple after its destruction in 356 BCE, provided his name was inscribed on it, an offer the Ephesians politely declined.
Conqueror who offered to rebuild the temple
Alexander the Great visited Ephesus and offered to fund the reconstruction of the Temple of Artemis after it was destroyed by Herostratus.