Alexander The Great
Alexander the Great was born into the kingdom of Macedonia in 356 B.C. as the son of Queen Olympias and King Philip II. From the day of birth, Alexander was prepared for military rule. Alexander, as a royal, was educated by one of the top successors in Greek history, Aristotle, who was a famous philosopher. Aristotle taught Alexander in subjects such as science, and other academics. Alexander learned his military tactics from his father, King Philip. Alexander had a harsh family life, as his parents did not get along, and his father obtained many other lovers. As far as we know, Alexander had one immediate sister, Cleopatra, and one retarded half brother, Philip Arridaeus, from one of Philip's other women. To help cope with his uneasy family life, Alexander made friends with a young boy his age named Hephaestion, who later on could have possibly been one of Alexander's lovers. "Alexander and Hephaestion remained devoted to each other throughout their lives" (Alexander the Great, 1). When Alexander was just sixteen, King Philip II left him as regent of Macedonia while he went off to fight a battle. During that time, Alexander led
In 336 B.C., King Philip II was assassinated at his daughter Cleopatra's wedding. By then, Alexander was 20, and he succeeded his father's throne. He was now known as King Alexander III. In the thirteen years of Alexander the Great's rule, he never lost a battle and he conquered most of the world he knew of. Alexander's dream of ruling the world might have failed, and his empire may have crumbled, but because of his reign, Hellenistic culture spread throughout much of the world. Alexander the Great's influence had such a great impact on this known culture, history refers to the time between Alexander's death and the Roman Conquest (146 B.C.), the Hellenistic Age. Alexander made attempts to spread his culture even further. He turned to India's territory for his next expedition. "Although he tried to capture India, the challenge was too great. In 326 B.C. he turned back after exhausted soldiers were tired of his attempts." (Mazair, 137). Alexander led his army to the Indian Ocean where they split up to explore the west sea. Alexander also conquered the majority of Asia Minor. He then considered himself "Lord of Asia." His army wa
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