Alexander the great was a Macedonian king who had a massive amount of land at his disposal. He is considered great because he pulled together a large group of military officials so strong it appeared as if he would never be stopped. He was; however, stopped, but he is still wrongly considered great. Alexander the great was not great because he battled mercilessly, stole the riches of the places he conquered for himself, and he had a disregard for the cultures of others. During his conflict with Thebes, Alexander fought mercilessly. He confronted the people of Thebes with a large army and all but ordered them to bow down even though it was already a known fact that not all the people living in his conquered lands supported his reign. While …show more content…
He proclaimed himself king and god, which went against the Egyptian culture. The Egyptians greeted him with mixed feelings, but not outright malice. The satrap who governed the city offered him silver, power, and even the furniture from his home to stop his advance, but Alexander said no and marched on Egypt anyway. After conquering he built his beautiful city, Alexandria, but left before he could see it. He once again left something important in the hands of his generals, who had very different plans for the city. Yes, they built libraries and culture halls, but they restricted the Egyptians from entering them. They formulated the knowledge available to the greek mind, and didn’t bother to include any Egyptian history or concepts. This effectively made sure that one class of common people in Egypt became smarter and better suited to perform certain than the other, a phenomena that the Egyptians hadn’t been exposed to as of yet. Alexander never saw Alexandria in his lifetime, and his offhandedness in this matter lead to the city not being the sparkling culture center it was supposed to be, but instead a gleaming tower of mockery for the people who were not allowed