Alexander the Great was a very determined individual who was going to do anything he had to do to prove his self or get what he wanted. Alexander the Great was an ancient Macedonian ruler and one of history’s greatest military minds who, as King of Macedonia and Persia established the largest empire the ancient world had ever seen. By turns captivating and ruthless, bright, and power hungry, ambassadorial, and bloodthirsty, Alexander inspired such faithfulness in his men they’d follow him anywhere and, if necessary, die in the process. Though Alexander the Great died before realizing his dream of uniting a new empire, his influence on Greek and Asian culture was so profound it inspired a new historical era, the Hellenistic Period. (1) Alexanders …show more content…
In 333 B.C., Alexander and his men came upon a massive Persian army led by King Darius III near the town of Issus in southern Turkey. Although Alexander’s armies were greatly outnumbered in men they were not in knowledge or the determination for vengeance and to claim Persia’s great wealth. Many could see that Alexander would win the battle, leaving his wife and family behind Darius fled with what remained of his troops. Sisygambis his mother, was so disappointed she adopted Alexander as her son and she renounced Darius. By now it was clear that Alexander was a sharp, determined, and brilliant military leader—in fact, he never lost a battle in his life (1) Even though Alexander knew his forces were outnumbered he knew that his force could defeat them greatly, he showed very strongminded characteristics. Although Alexander had great faith that he would win the battle, he did not boast but kept to him self and was very subtle until he reached his heights and it was then when he became …show more content…
People more readily accepted his rule and paid his taxes because Alexander did not force Greek culture upon his conquered peoples. Individuals began to turn to Hellenism by choice. Because of the powerful influence that Greek culture had on other people Alexander's reign marked the beginning of a new era known as the Hellenistic Without Alexander's drive, Greek ideas and culture might well have remained limited to Greece. Since Alexander did not set up common establishments throughout his empire it united his conquered lands besides Hellenism. He knew how to keep peace but also remain very well respected by the followers among