English Dictionary: Alexander the Great | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Alexander the Great the king of Macedonia, the great conqueror; probably represented in Daniel by the "belly of brass" (Dan. 2:32), and the leopard and the he-goat (7:6; 11:3,4). He succeeded his father Philip, and died at the age of thirty-two from the effects of intemperance, B.C. 323. His empire was divided among his four generals. |