WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 334 B.C.E., Alexander invaded Persia, which lay across the Aegean Sea in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). After three grueling years of warfare and three decisive battles, Alexander smashed the Persian armies at the Tigris River and conquered the mighty Persian Empire, including the legendary city of Babylon.

Detailed explanation-2: -Alexander the Great accedes to the throne of Macedon and leads the Greek-Macedonian expedition against Persia. 334 b.c. Alexander crosses the Hellespont connecting the Aegean Sea in the southwest to the Sea of Marmara and Black Sea in the northeast. He defeats a Persian army in his first victory.

Detailed explanation-3: -At a council of the League of Corinth, he was chosen as the commander of a military invasion of Asia. King Alexander began his invasion of the Middle East in 334 B.C.E. He spent most of his reign on a military campaign through northeast Africa and southwestern Asia.