Alexander the great is considered one of the greatest leaders known to man. When Alexander was only twenty years old he inherited an empire that included the kingdom of Macedonia and the city-states of Greece. He dreamed of gaining more land in the Persian empire. He achieved his dream when he was only thirty years old but died a short time later. Alexander should be considered great. First, Alexander should be considered great because he was a fair leader. Document D is an example of this because when crossing a desert,a group of Alexander’s soldiers retrieved a small amount of water and gave it to Alexander who dumped it out because all of his army couldn 't drink so neither would he. This shows that Alexander was great because he didn’t