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Alexander III

Also known as: Alexander the Great

Macedonian king whose conquest of Egypt in 332 BCE marks this release's endpoint.

Evidence confidence: high
Awaiting expert reviewFuller history of ancient Egypt research expansion
Review and provenance

Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.

Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.

Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.

Chronology

Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.

Alternative assertion

336 BCE–323 BCE

Precision: range

high

This is a reign estimate. Birth, death and attested regnal-year data are kept separate and are not silently converted into the same assertion.

  • supports · supports ruler and reign context
    Egypt and Greece Before Alexander — Stefan Pfeiffer (2013)

    Supports inclusion, approximate reign and historical significance.


    Locator: Ruler/period discussion

Research description

Macedonian king whose conquest of Egypt in 332 BCE marks this release's endpoint. Birth and death dates are not inferred here; the attached date assertion represents a modern reign estimate distinct from attested regnal years.

Evidence and sources

  • supports · supports ruler and reign context
    Egypt and Greece Before Alexander — Stefan Pfeiffer (2013)

    Supports inclusion, approximate reign and historical significance.


    Locator: Ruler/period discussion

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