Teacher:In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: After Spitamenes was killed, this man gained control of Sogdiana and married the Sogdian princess Roxane. He ordered the execution of Parmenio and Parmenio's son Philotas after the latter was accused of plotting to kill him. The satrap Bessus killed this man's enemy after this man's victory at the Battle of (*) Gaugamela. Seleucus I Nicator received the largest portion of this man's empire, which was split among the Diadochi following his death. This man, who repeatedly defeated Darius III, cut the Gordian knot with his sword and rode the horse Bucephalus. For ten points, name this son of Phillip II who conquered the Persian Empire as a Macedonian general.
Student:
History