Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great(Greek: ?????????? ? ?????, Alexandros ho Megas), was a king (basileus)of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the ArgeadDynasty. Born in Pella in 356 BCE, Alexander succeeded his father,Phillip II, to the throne at the age of twenty. Pella (Greek:?????), is an ancient city located in Central Macedonia. It wasprobably built as the capital of the kingdom by Archelaus I,replacing the older palace-city of Aigai although there appears tobe some possibility that it may have been created by Amyntas. Inantiquity, Pella was a strategic port connected to the ThermaicGulf by a navigable inlet, but the harbour and gulf have sincesilted up, leaving the ancient site landlocked. On the site of theancient city is the Archaeological Museum of Pella, where many ofthe ancient Greek art, architecture and inscriptions etc. of theancient Macedonians can be viewed.

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