Alexander the Great ruled from 331 to 323 BC
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They didn't encourage it, but they did it to expand their empire, wealth, and power, through exploring the New World.
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(The more-complex European phase was the Seven Years' War [1756–63].) It determined control of the vast colonial territory of North America. Three earlier phases of this extended contest for overseas mastery included King William's War (1689–97), Queen Anne's War (1702–13), and King George's War (1744–48).