Alexander the Great was known as one of the greatest leaders in all the Ancient Western World but, there is a darker side to his legacy. Alexander the Great should not be notorious for being a great leader who spread greek culture throughout the ancient world but as the man who had an unbeatable military, killed innocent people and had a military strategy that was to destroy and obliterate. Alexander the Great had full control of anything he touched. He was one of the wealthiest people to ever live and abused his powers of being leader of at the time, one of the most powerful nations in the world. Overall, Alexander the great should not be held to the name Alexander the Great because it wasn’t his battle tactics and knowledge that lead him to never lose a battle but it was the sheer quantity and skill of his military that made them great. He declared to his troops to kill innocent people in cities that he took over and because his military tactics were to destroy and obliterate.
Many people argue about the fact that Alexander the lll, former King of Macedonia, was awarded with the title Alexander the Great for his accomplishment as leader of the Macedonian empire and his effect on the ancient world. Although,
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Alexander inherited the throne that his father had controlled, at a very young age. With this inheritance, he not only had a powerful militia and backing, but he also inherited a volatile kingdom that was enduring a period of unrest.”(TotallyHistory 1). When Alexander was granted King of Macedonia and received the roll of taking the throne, he had been granted with an unassailable military, the power of being King of Macedonia and the knowledge of his father which Alexander relied on heavily. Generally speaking, Alexander the Great was a well accomplished military leader and commander but without his father's power, skills and military, Alexander wouldn’t have been as successful as he had