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Complete the text with the given phrases. There are two options you do not need to use.

Alexander the Great

• was a king
• created an empire
• had a good education
• he became a king
• lost a single battle
• changed history
• opened the borders
• had no enemies

Alexander of Macedonia, also known as Alexander the Great, [ ] of the ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedon. He was a military commander, a politician, a scholar and an explorer who [ ] that covered around two million square miles.

The future king was born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia. He [ ], and his teacher was a famous philosopher Aristotle. Alexander was interested in science, philosophy and arts. But his main interest was in military strategy. When [ ], he began to expand the Greek empire. He defeated the strongest army of Persia and conquered the Persian Empire from Egypt to the borders of India.

Alexander the Great never [ ]. He died at the age of 32 but managed to do a lot during his life which [ ] forever.