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Alex Ahmann 2/8/17 English Word count 805 Alexander the Great was possibly one of the most distinctive generals of all time not losing a single war. Born to Olympias and Philip II on July 20/21 356 B.C., he had a large reputation to live up to. Unfortunately dying on June 10/11 323 B.C. at age 32 ended his life very short. Philip II was (for the most part) supportive of Alexander, teaching him all he needed to know about being a leader, influencing many cultures that would look up to him and some even think he was a god. One of his greatest traits was that he was always motivated, probably because he never lost a battle. Alexander had no siblings, only his father and his mother. When Alexander was 20, his father Philip was assassinated …show more content…

Philip II had many choices, such as Isocrates and Seusippus, but for Alexander, he needed the best. Of all the choices Philip chose, Aristotle one of the smartest men alive. Aristotle taught Alexander many languages and taught him about the stars. When being tutored, Alexander lived in a temple at Mieza; it was like a boarding school. Aristotle’s payment from Philip was that Aristotle’s hometown would be rebuilt and repopulated. Alexander was not the only boy at Mieza. There were many other famous people there, such as Ptolemy and Cassander. These men would become his future friends known as the …show more content…

When Alexander was 16 or 17 a rebellion started on the southern side of Thrace. This was to be his first battle. During the battle, Philip was reported to be saved by Alexander. Another great accomplishment was the Gordian knot. The Gordian knot was tied to the end of an old farm wagon that belonged to Gordius king of Gordian. The farm wagon was brought into Gordian when Gordius was settling the land. Gordius tied a great knot, and you could not even see the ends of the knot. Legend said that whoever could untie the knot they would, the entire world. When Alexander conquered this town he saw the knot and looking at it for a while he pulled out his sword and slashed the knot. Apparently, this was good enough because he conquered most of the known world as said by Alexander, “I do not steal victory.” During the Indian Campaign, a majority of the people there were in small tribes and easy to defeat. When Alexander sent messengers ahead to tell the tribes to surrender, only a few did, but it made Alexander’s campaign easier. During a battle with one of the tribes, Alexander got a bad ankle wound, but this did not stop him from fighting

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