Alexander The Great Accomplishments

Few historical figures stand out in the same degree as that of Alexander the Great. He was a warrior by 16, a commander at age 18, and was crowned King of Macedon by the time he was 20 years old. There were many leaders in the world, but a great ruler is passionate, honorable and one who can inspire even in the most hopeless circumstances. Alexander the great was not only inspiring, but he was fearless, smart and courageous.He knew how to get along with everyone and that played a major role for his successful journey on conquering.Alexander was a great leader and conqueror. After his father’s death he became king and went on to conquer many parts of the world.He was a brilliant military strategist. He took the army that his father, Philip

Partly a desire for power,but also the wish to civilize foreign nations,to leave behind a lasting legacy.In a way, the passion of conquering and ruling was genetic.He had, first of all, a father whose accomplishments laid a firm foundation for his later success. Alexander’s father had the same determination as him.The historian Diodorus Siculus observes how “During the twenty-four years of his reign as King of Macedonia, in which he started with the slenderest resources, Philip built his own kingdom up into the greatest power in

first victory won by Alexander the Great of Macedon in his invasion of the Persian Empire. According to Diodorus, the earliest writer of a primary account, the Persian forces “encamped alongside the Granicus River, using the river’s flow as a self defense and Alexander camped opposite so that the Granicus flowed between the camps.” Alexander went on to fight the persians with his macedonian and greek forces.One unique and problematic situation for the Persians was the positioning of their cavalry on the banks of the Granicus. Some historian believe this cost the persians the war.The Persian cavalry could neither move forward because of the river banks nor pull back because of the location of the infantry. Diodorus records, “100,000 men for the persians” and for Alexander, “32,000 infantry and 4500 cavalry.” Arrian described the fighting at that point: “Though the fighting was on horseback, it was more like an infantry battle, horse entangled with horse, man with man in the struggle.” The weather wasn’t in the best conditions, this provided an advantage for alexander because not only did it reduce Darius’s mobility but he could also spread out his own