Alexander The Great Poor

on Quixote, one of the most famous Spanish conquistadors was known for his impractical tasks, rash decisions, and extreme conquests; Alexander of Macedon, one of the most famous rulers of the classic era is known for the same. Alexander’s poor decisions opened a quixotic window in the classic era, one that when left open for too long brought forecasts of cloudy with a chance of death. ¬¬Many subjects of Alexander’s rule were unable to foretell what would happen to them next, brainwashed by a man who had taken more than he had given, going so far as to discuss himself as Alexander the Great. The long-term effects of Alexander of Macedon's poor choices for his empire deem him unfit of the epithet "the Great" because his constant warfare brought

Alexander trained his troops from a very young age and worked them until they keeled over on the battle field. Being the warmonger that he is, Alexander fought battles one right after the other, with little break in between. Doing so put a burden on the troops; and in their hardest climbs, Alexander cowered. In an article written by Ian Worthington, he states, “In 334 Alexander III left home for Asia, entrusting to Anitpater as guardian…a stable-for a while-Greece and Macedon. The king also unilaterally made Anitpater deputy hegemon in the League of Corinth. Alexander’s ‘mandate’ or prime directive […] was to punish the Persians for their sacrilegious acts...” (Worthington par 9). In the wake of many battles of heavy bloodshed, Alexander spared no mercy and packed up and left his homeland to fulfill a mandate 150 years old. He left others in charge and simply disappeared. He is not deserving of the epithet “the great” but perhaps Alexander should be referred to as Alexander the Friendly Ghost

The people of the Roman Republic were so complimentary of Alexander that they actually started to treat him like a god. Kanye West is not the only man in history to be this obsessed with himself; Alexander of Macedon loved himself just the same. Worthington continues, “It was plain stupidity on his part if he thought his men would embrace the custom with relish, and his action clearly shows that he had lost touch with his army and the religious beliefs on which he had been raised” (Worthington par 17). Here Worthington explains the reactions of his people when Alexander introduced the idea of proskynesis. Proskynesis is the idea that others would bow to him to show their subservience. His belief in himself as a divine human being hurt him more than helping him, frustrating his equals. Alexander was a megalomaniac craving power of unimaginable