Alexander is born in __Pella__, the Macedonian capital, at about the time his ___Father___ becomes king of ____Macedonia___.
He is only ___sixteen____ when he is left in charge of ___Macedonia_____ while his father campaigns in the east against
___Byzantium___. During his father's absence he crushes a rebellious tribe, the ____Thracians____. As a reward he is allowed
to found a new town in their territory - __Alexandropolis_______, the first of many to be named after him.