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The King’s Horse City

  • October 16, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Alexander the Great famously founded the Egyptian city of Alexandria in 331 BC. That was just one of many cities he named after himself during his many conquests. When his beloved horse, Bucephalus, died in battle, the Macedonian king named a city after his faithful steed too!

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