Alexander I of Macedon, also known as Alexander I the Philhellene ('friend of the Greeks') or 'The Wealthy', was king of ancient Macedon from around 498 to 454 BCE. He is known for the role he played in the second Persian invasion of Greece (480 BCE) during the Persian wars, in which, according to the Greek historian Herodotus, he secretly supported the Greeks against the Persians, but also for his participation in the Olympic Games and his attempt to expand his kingdom and reform the Macedonian army.
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c. 510 BCEAlexander I the Philhellene allegedly orders the assassination of seven Persian envoys.
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498 BCE - 454 BCEReign of Alexander I of Macedon, also known as the Philhellene.
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c. 496 BCEAlexander I the Philhellene participates in the Olympic Games.
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c. 492 BCEAlexander I the Philhellene submits to the Persian general Mardonius.
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479 BCEAlexander I the Philhellene allegedly reveals Mardonius' battle plans to the Greeks in the eve of the Battle of Plataea.
