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Alexander the Great was born on July 20, 356 B.C., in Pella, in the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia his parents were King Philip II of Macedon and Queen Olympia, daughter of King Neoptolemus he was a prince and had one sister Alexander grew up very close to his mother as he hardly saw his father who always had his nose berried in military campaigns. With only his mom as a role model she raised him and his sister very well but it brought great resentment towards alexanders father. As Alex grew older he received education from one of his relatives named, Leonidas of Epirus. His education consisted of mathematics, archery and horsemanship. Though a close relative to alexander, alexander lacked the amount of respect for his family member and …show more content…

He used a formation called the wedge position which allowed them to push through enemy lines without breaking themselves in the process of charging. The formation of Alexander’s army enabled him to block enemy spears and arrows constantly being fired at his army. Strategically placing shield holders in the front line to easily fend off the rain of arrows coming upon them from enemy lines allowed for the next step in crushing his opponents. The middle of the wedge formation would hurl javelins and spears as it smashed into the enemy slowly splitting the army’s formation. Since he had the shield bearers in front, they could easily counter the concentration with missiles from the opposing front. The men in the wedge deployed in either trapezoid or triangular formation. The wedge helped Alexander to smash into the enemy line, and maximize the effect of his long range weapons, such as …show more content…

With Alexander’s brilliant mind, outstanding tactics and being a military specialist he made in battle adjustments without hesitation. Although, in order to do so he needed a light weight army to move fast and quickly relocate from one position another. To do so his men had light armor to maneuver better in battle. Another perk to the light weight armor was after running and fighting his men we not nearly as tired as the enemies men were which kept his men in full force. Before battles he would scout the terrain of the next up and coming battle to strategize ahead of time to find what would work best according to the terrain. Alexander used height, camouflage, even the element of surprise to make sure he could weaken his enemy before the final blow to end the

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