a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great

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• Alexander IV of Macedon — Alexander IV Aegus (in Greek, Ἀλέξανδρος Aἰγός mdash; 323 ndash;309 BC) was the son of Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon) and the princess Roxana, of Bactria.BirthBecause Roxana was pregnant when her husband died and the gender of the …   Wikipedia

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