Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great was the king of Macedon in the 4th century BC and one of the most successful military commanders in human history.

Biography
As a boy, his tutor was the Athenian philosopher Aristotle. Alexander was so impressed with him that, as an adult, he did not wipe out the Greeks, though he did enslave them. He retained an interest in Greek theatre after beginning his conquests. (AUDIO: Mask of Tragedy)

Alexander left Macedon in circa 336 BC. (AUDIO: Farewell, Great Macedon)

Alexander was once targeted by android assassins, but was saved by Time Agents Jack Harkness and John Hart, who claimed them to be Persians. Giving the pair his thanks, Alexander had sex with both Jack and John before being caught in the act by Hephaestion. (AUDIO: The Death of Captain Jack)

Alexander conquered Egypt in 332 BC. (PROSE: The Ruby's Curse) There, he met his good friend Ptolemy Lagus. (AUDIO: Farewell, Great Macedon)

Alexander led a great conquest that ended when his armies mutinied at the borders of Magadha and demanded to return home. (PROSE: Dharmayuddha)

In May 323 BC, the First Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara met Alexander in Babylon. During this time, the four became close friends with Alexander. To Alexander's great distress, his generals, friends, and designated successors - Cleitus, Calanus and Hephaestion - were murdered by Antipater and his co-conspirators, Antipater blamed the Doctor and his companions for the deaths, causing Alexander to imprison them. At their trial, Alexander realised that that they were probably innocent, but still demanded they prove their innocence before the gods to appease the superstitions of his army.

Thus, in June of that year, games were held to celebrate the life of the recently departed Hephaestion. To appease the gods, Ian chose to fight in the wrestling, while the Doctor was told to walk across scalding hot embers. Both did this successfully, pleasing Alexander and the onlooking crowd. Secretly, Antipater had poisoned Alexander's wine. Later that day, Alexander drew his generals together to out Antipater as a murderer, as he had recently deduced was the case. Antipater was then slayed by Seleucus, who did not want this part in the plot to become known. Alexander then collapsed as the poison began to take effect. With his dying breathe, with his wife Roxane by his side, Alexander bid that the successor should be "the best man". (AUDIO: Farewell, Great Macedon)

Undated events
Alexander falsely believed that he had obtained the Lance of Longinus. (COMIC: Project: Longinus)