Alexander the Great

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Alexander the Great':

  • Archaeological Site of Aigai Tomb of his Father
  • Archaeological Site of Delphi
  • Derbent Has been linked to the location of the Gates of Alexander, the legendary barrier supposedly built by Alexander the Great in the Caucasus to keep the non-Greeks of the north from invading the land to the south.
  • Persepolis
  • Pyramids (Memphis)
  • Samarkand He conquered it in 329 BC.
  • Taxila
  • Troy He landed there to anoint the Grave of his ancestor Achilles
  • Tyre