Alexander Premieres on The History Channel

Alexander of Macedon was raised to conquer the world. By age 18, he had become a fearsome warrior, a cunning tactician, and a natural leader. He was crowned king at age 20 and spent the next 12 years forging an empire more powerful than anything the world had ever seen. During his life, he was hailed a king, a pharaoh, a warrior, and a conqueror. Many even believed he was the son of Zeus.

ALEXANDER THE GREAT is a special 3-hour presentation from The History Channel hosted by Peter Woodward. The program chronicles the brief, but extraordinary, life of Alexander from his birth in Greece/>/>, through his education as a student of Aristotle, through his campaign of conquest across Greece/>/>, Egypt/>/>, and Persia/>/>, to his tragic death and the destruction of his empire. Peter Woodward travels to the lands once ruled by Alexander and walks in the conqueror's footsteps. Viewers are taken to the palaces, the oracles, the tombs, and the battlefields that shaped an empire over 2000 years ago.

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