In Alexander’s 15 years of conquest he never lost a battle Alexander named over 70 cities after himself, and one after his horse Alexander was trained from birth to be a ruler, learning from his parents He became king of Macedon at 20 years old, causing revolts to break out His father, Philip II had built a strong empire in Ancient Greece that he inherited He conquered the Persian empire, who had been under Persian rule for over 200 years, at age 26 He died before he turned 33 He is considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all time He murdered other people so that he could become king Not only was he the king of Macedon, but also most of mainland Greece He was very preoccupied with his image The cause of his death is unknown, but