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!!!Aristotle and Alexander the Great

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It was here that the son of King Philip II of Macedon was educated by the famous philosopher Aristotle. 

However, the ambitious prince had other things on his mind beyond philosophy. 

Soon after taking over in 336 B.C. (following the murder of this father by a bodyguard) he left- only 21 years old- his Macedonian homeland that he would never see again. 

After defeating the Persians a number of times he was greeted in Egypt as liberator.  Here he founded his most important city, Alexandria, and established one of the largest libraries of ancient times. 
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Hier genoss der Sohn von König Philipp dem II die Erziehung durch den berühmten Philosophen Aristoteles. Der ehrgeizige Prinz hatte jedoch Größeres im Sinn. Bald nach seiner Machtergreifung im Jahr 336 v.d.Z. verließ er im Alter von 21 Jahren seine makedonische Heimat, in die er nie wieder zurückkehren sollte. Nach mehreren Siegen über die Perser wurde er von den Ägyptern als Befreier empfangen. Dort gründete er seine wichtigste Stadt, Alexandria, und legte die bedeutendste Bibliothek der Antike an.
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