Alexander I of Macedon
Also known as: Alexander I · Alexander I of Macedon
Alexander I, also known as Alexander the Philhellene, was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia from 498/497 BC until his death in 454 BC.
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Alexander I of Macedon: Herodotus
According to Herodotus, Alexander married Gygaea to the Persian general Bubares while a vassal of the Achaemenid Empire as a bribe to cover up his murder of a Persian embassy.
Alexander I of Macedon: Thermopylae, 480 BCE
A force of 10,000 hoplites was dispatched to the Vale of Tempe, through which they believed the Persian army would have to pass. However, once there, being warned by Alexander I of Macedon that the vale could be bypassed through Sarantoporo Pass and that Xerxes's army was overwhelming, the Greeks retreated.