The pezhetairoi (foot companions) were part of the imposing army that accompanied the Macedonian commander Alexander the Great (r. 336-323 BCE) when he crossed the Hellespont to face the Persian king Darius III in 334 BCE. #History #Pezhetairoi #Macedon #AlexanderTheGreat #HistoryFacts https://www.worldhistory.org/Pezhetairoi/