Compléter Working on Affirmative StatementsVersion en ligne Complete the paragraph with was or were. par Elsa Lisseth Chávez Orellana 1 was was was was were were were was Alexander the Great ( 356 - 323 B . C . ) a great Greek military leader . His birthplace Pella , the ancient capital of Macedonia . Alexander's parents Philip II , king of Macedonia , and Olympias , a princess of Epirus . His teacher the philosopherAristotle . As a king and general , Alexander very popular with his soldiers . They very loyal to him . By 323 B . C . , countries from Turkey to Afghanistan under his control . At the time of his death , Alexander only 33 years old .