Alexander The Great Influence

Born in 365 B.C.E in Pella, Macedonia, Alexander the Great accomplished more than most leaders have in history in just a brief time as ruler. As descendant of King Phillip of Macedonia, he acquired the skills of a ruler from a very young age. Slowly Alexander began to grow up fearless and strong which was put into action when he rode alongside his father into battles. King Phillip was undoubtedly an outstanding role model for Alexander. King Phillip re-enforced his power by creating one of the most dominant military organizations in history, but particularly during that era. With an army capable of defeating the Greek armies, King Phillip’s authority was asserted among Greek city-states which ended the Classical period and sparked up the Hellenestic

As a young boy Alexander was taught by Aristotle for years in Macedonia and he was also very much a fan of Homer’s writings which he travelled with during long journeys to battle (Campbell, Page 67). Much of his Greek learnings molded Alexander’s personality, therefore the lands that he began to conquer really influenced who he was and how he acted. For example, Alexander would take in some women he encountered in a battle and rather than murdering them, he treated them with respect and protected them from harm (Heckel, Page 88). This showed a different perspective Alexander acknowledged on how to approach a certain situation; passively and maturely. On the other hand, Alexander was also known for having a dark side that raged with anger and fury which were sometimes displayed in front of his men and some losing their lives for it; including a few of his own friends. Nobody could tame Alexander’s love for

As they treaded along the eastern territories, Alexander then led the Macedonians to the Persian Empire whom for years threatened Greek way of living. In honor of his father, Alexander wanted to finish what King Phillip once started to conquer the Persian land. It was said that Alexander and Darius (King of the Persian Empire) were in accordance to a meeting point in Issus but Darius cut of the Macedonian’s line of retreat and attacked from the back (Heckel, 112). With about the same amount of soldiers, Alexander’s army defeated the Persians in a a time span of three years and added an entire empire under his rule. Since the conquest of the Perisan Empire, city by city that they encountered began to hand themselves over without any ambush. As Alexander destroyed cities he rapidly began to build new