Alexander of Macedon was a great leader, and expanded his influence across multiple lands, including Greece and Persian ruled Egypt. A lot of the time, he used military force to gain control of a new place. He is called Alexander the Great, but to those he conquered, he most likely doesn’t seem that “great”. Despite the fact that Alexander of Macedon used a lot of military force to gain control of new places, he was still a great leader. Alexander gave gave his enemies a chance to surrender to him before attaching them. He founded cities important to trade as well as economic and intellectual growth, most notably Alexandrea. He even showed mercy to his enemies after he defeated them, even if they disrespected him. The Greek city-state called