Alexander the great was born in macedonia in the region of pella in the year 356 b.c .It is believed he was born in july between the fifteenth and the twentieth of the month .
He was the son of king philip the second and queen olympia daughter of neoptolemus.He had one sibling a younger sister.
It is said that as a child alexander was often alone his father was often away engaging in military campaigns and other such affairs. Although olympia his wife was a powerful role model alexander resented