Alexander The Great (356-323 B.c.) Lyrics - Somewhere In Time - Iron Maiden

Near to the east 

In a part of ancient Greece 

In an ancient land called Macedonia 

Was born a son 

To Philip of Macedon 

The legend, his name was Alexander 

At the age of 19 

He became the Macedon King 

And he swore to free all of Asia Minor 

By the Aegean Sea 

In 334 BC 

He utterly beat the armies of Persia 

Alexander the Great 

His name struck fear into hearts of men 

Alexander the Great 

Became a legend 'mongst mortal men 

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King Darius III, 

Defeated, fled Persia 

The Scythians fell by the river Jaxartes 

Then Egypt fell to the Macedon King, as well 

And he founded the city called Alexandria 

By the Tigris river, 

He met King Darius again 

And crushed him again in the battle of Arbela 

Entering Babylon 

And Susa, treasures he found 

Took Persepolis—the capital of Persia 

Alexander the Great 

His name struck fear into hearts of men 

Alexander the Great 

Became a god amongst mortal men 

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A Phrygian King had bound a chariot yoke 

And Alexander cut the Gordian knot 

And legend said that who untied the knot 

He would become the master of Asia 

Hellenism, he spread far and wide 

The Macedonian learned mind 

Their culture was a Western way of life 

He paved the way for Christianity 

Marching on, marching on 

The battle-weary, marching side by side 

Alexander's army line by line 

They wouldn't follow him to India 

Tired of the combat, pain, and the glory 

Alexander the Great 

His name struck fear into hearts of men 

Alexander the Great 

He died of fever in Babylon