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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- King of Macedon (336–323) and conqueror of Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, Babylonia, and Persia. His reign marked the beginning of the Hellenistic Age.
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- noun son of Alexander II who was czar of Russia (1845-1894)
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[3] also known as Alexander III of Macedon (Ἀλέξανδρος Γ 'ὁ Μακεδών) was an ancient Greek
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Getty Images Alexander's general and would-be successor Perdiccas routing the Persians at the Battle of Issus in 333 B.C. Late in the afternoon of June 11, 323 B.C., Alexander III—King of Macedon, world-conqueror, self-styled Lord of Asia—died in Babylon at not quite 33 years of age: whether of an unidentified disease helped by war wounds and alcoholism or as the result of deliberate poisoning is unknown.
Babylonian Dreaming Peter Green 2011
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Legend had grown around Thomas of Ercledoune, a seer who had accurately predicted the death of Alexander III.
Healing the Highlander Melissa Mayhue 2011
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They were commissioned as Easter gifts beginning in 1885, by Alexander III for his wife.
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They were commissioned as Easter gifts beginning in 1885, by Alexander III for his wife.
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Legend had grown around Thomas of Ercledoune, a seer who had accurately predicted the death of Alexander III.
Healing the Highlander Melissa Mayhue 2011
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They were commissioned as Easter gifts beginning in 1885, by Alexander III for his wife.
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The Dalmore's 1263 King Alexander III bottling is also well worth trying, at about a third of the price of the 1981 Amoroso.
Tony Sachs: Single Malt Scotch Makes A Singular Holiday Gift For Your Loved Ones (Or Yourself) Tony Sachs 2010
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The Dalmore's 1263 King Alexander III bottling is also well worth trying, at about a third of the price of the 1981 Amoroso.
Tony Sachs: Single Malt Scotch Makes A Singular Holiday Gift For Your Loved Ones (Or Yourself) Tony Sachs 2010
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Pope Alexander III gave them special dispensation to wed and keep personal property—no vows of celibacy or poverty for these boys!
Scandalous Interview and Giveaway with Author Carrie Lofty Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2010
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