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Encyclopedia > Alexander III of Byzantium

Alexander III (870 - 913) was the brother of Byzantine emperor Leo VI and had been named co-emperor during Leo's rule. Upon Leo's death in 912 Alexander became full emperor, and regent for Leo's son Constantine. His reign was very brief, and while the Bulgars were preparing for war against the Empire in 913, Alexander died. On his deathbed he named Constantine his heir (the boy became Constantine VII).

Preceded by
Leo VI		 Byzantine Emperor
'		 Succeeded by
Constantine VII









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Alexander the Great - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (5771 words)
Alexander was the son of King Philip II of Macedon and of Epirote princess Olympias.
In 332 BC-331 BC Alexander was welcomed as a liberator in Egypt and was pronounced the son of Zeus by Egyptian priests of the god Ammon at the Oracle of the god at the Siwa Oasis in the Libyan desert.
Alexander was often identified in Persian and Arabic-language sources as Dhul-Qarnayn, Arabic for the "Two-Horned One", possibly a reference to the appearance of a horn-headed figure that appears on coins minted during his rule and later imitated in ancient Middle Eastern coinage.
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