ANCIENT ROME
Victorinus
Marcus Piavonius Victorinus was born in Gual, France, into a rich family, and was a soldier under the order of Postumus.
His main concern was to prevent the western provinces from entering to the central authority of the Roman Empire, a fact made clear to him from the first few weeks when only the provinces of Gaul, Germania and Britain recognised him
In 267 he became co-consul of Postumus and later, was proclaimed emperor, following the short ruling of Marius, who was murdered by a jealous husband whose wife he tried to seduce.
Gaul, Germania and Britain both recognised Victorinus as their emperor but Spain reunited with the Roman empire
In 270 he seduced the wife of one of his officers who in then stood up against him and murdered him.
Victorinus’ mother was said to have held power after his death while she could arrange for Tetricus I, Emperor of the Gallic Empire after Victorinus’ death, to be assigned as emperor and pay the army to support him in his position.
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ANCIENT GREECE
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Alexander the Great was born in 356 B.C. in Pella, Macedonia and was one of the greatest military geniuses in history. He was the son of Philip of Macedon, who was a very good Army General and organizer. His mother was Olympias, princess of Epirus.
At the age of 20, Alexander assembled forces in Corinth that recognized him as their Leader. His Army mainly consisted of Macedonian soldiers and some Greeks. He then invaded the Persian Empire, while he was at war in Thrace.
In 333 BC Alexander continued south from Cilicia into Syria, after beating the Persians, He defeated Darius III at Issus. He then continued through Phoenicia to Egypt, where they accepted him as their liberator from Persian Rule.
With his mind set to rule the world, Alexander pursued conquering north, through Syria and Mesopotamia and defeated Darius at Gaugamela in 331 BC. After Darius left he was then killed by his own soldiers
Still determined to conquer the world he continued through current-day Afghanistan to the Indus River Valley and reached Punjab in 326BC. although he didnt feel right, he was convinced by his men that they had reached the end of the world so Alexander turned back.
He was the first conqueror who reached Greece, Egypt, Asia Minor, and Asia. He is known for having created ethnic fusion between the Macedonians and the Persians, forming many Greek cities in Syria, Iran, Bactria and in Egypt and the city called Alexandria.
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