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1. Alexander The Great

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   Alexander pushed eastward into Bactria and Sogdiana (modern Afghanistan and Central Asia), facing fierce guerrilla resistance. He married Roxana, the daughter of a local nobleman, in 327 BCE, in an attempt to fuse Macedonian and local elite cultures.
   His desire for the 'ends of the world' led him into the Indian subcontinent in 326 BCE. The most significant battle there was fought against King Porus at the Hydaspes River. Despite the use of war elephants, Porus was defeated. Alexander’s troops, exhausted and longing for home after nearly a decade …