In 356 B.C.E, a legendary conqueror and military leader were born. Alexander III of Macedon, although he is mostly referred to as Alexander the Great, was the son of King Philip II of Macedon and Queen Olympias. He grew up with the belief that he was the son of god and the descendant of many heroes, causing him to think he was very significant and better than others. By the time he passed away in 323 B.C.E, he fulfilled what he thought was his legacy, as he conquered many lands and was the emperor of the largest empire that extended from Balkans to modern day Pakistan. As we can see in Alexander the Great: Facts, Biography, and Accomplishments and Alexander the Not So Great: History Through Persian Eyes, Alexander had faults but was great
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Alexander the Great was a very respectful person. For instance, during the last battle of Alexander and King Darius III, Darius fled once again after his army was crushed by the enormous strength and sharp skills of Alexander’s army. However, as he was searching in the eastern part of his empire for soldiers to have another battle with Alexander, he was betrayed and killed by one of his satraps, local rulers, Bessus. When Alexander found Darius's’ dead body, he was very dejected. Based on Alexander the Great: Facts, Biography, and Accomplishments, “Alexander sent Darius’ body back to Persepolis and ordered that he be buried, like all his royal predecessors, in the royal tombs.” Alexander even chased after Bessus until he was captured and killed. Even though Darius was Alexander’s enemy for a long time, Alexander still respected him a lot and never wanted him dead. Furthermore, Alexander not only respected royaltys, but also respected the citizen’s of empires. While Alexander was on his quest to conquer Persia, his invasion caused a lot of destruction. In Alexander the Not So Great: History Through Persian Eyes, it says, “Coming across the plundered tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargad, a little north of Persepolis, he was much distressed by what he found and immediately ordered repairs to be made.” After Alexander realized how much the devastations many parts of Persia, and wanted to restore it because he held great …show more content…
Moreover, the Persians were the ones who were attacked, so it would be natural for them to think Alexander was not great, even though wars and battles means destructions and attacks. In addition, Alexander the Not So Great: History Through Persian Eyes also states, “The emblems of Zoroastrianism - the ancient religion of the Iranians - were attacked and destroyed.” Once again, wars and battles mean destructions and attacks. Whether or not it was Alexander who attacked Persia, damage would have been done. Along with that, Alexander tried to repair everything as we learned before. Some might still say he killed his dad to earn the throne as Alexander the Great: Facts, Biography, and Accomplishments says. However, this is just a guess modern historians made. Also, this was very common at that time as many people killed to get power. This is nothing unnatural and counted as nothing in history. Beside these, Alexander may have many other faults, but he was a human, too. Every human make mistakes and have faults. That’s why, regardless of Alexander the Great’s faults, I believe Alexander the Great was a great influential historical figure because he was smart and respectful, important traits that you need in order to be a leader. In the end, Alexander the Great was a great influential historical figure because he was a great leader. He was very intelligent. respectful and had his fair amount of faults as a human. His large empire was divided
Alexander the Great was a very respectful person. For instance, during the last battle of Alexander and King Darius III, Darius fled once again after his army was crushed by the enormous strength and sharp skills of Alexander’s army. However, as he was searching in the eastern part of his empire for soldiers to have another battle with Alexander, he was betrayed and killed by one of his satraps, local rulers, Bessus. When Alexander found Darius's’ dead body, he was very dejected. Based on Alexander the Great: Facts, Biography, and Accomplishments, “Alexander sent Darius’ body back to Persepolis and ordered that he be buried, like all his royal predecessors, in the royal tombs.” Alexander even chased after Bessus until he was captured and killed. Even though Darius was Alexander’s enemy for a long time, Alexander still respected him a lot and never wanted him dead. Furthermore, Alexander not only respected royaltys, but also respected the citizen’s of empires. While Alexander was on his quest to conquer Persia, his invasion caused a lot of destruction. In Alexander the Not So Great: History Through Persian Eyes, it says, “Coming across the plundered tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargad, a little north of Persepolis, he was much distressed by what he found and immediately ordered repairs to be made.” After Alexander realized how much the devastations many parts of Persia, and wanted to restore it because he held great …show more content…
Moreover, the Persians were the ones who were attacked, so it would be natural for them to think Alexander was not great, even though wars and battles means destructions and attacks. In addition, Alexander the Not So Great: History Through Persian Eyes also states, “The emblems of Zoroastrianism - the ancient religion of the Iranians - were attacked and destroyed.” Once again, wars and battles mean destructions and attacks. Whether or not it was Alexander who attacked Persia, damage would have been done. Along with that, Alexander tried to repair everything as we learned before. Some might still say he killed his dad to earn the throne as Alexander the Great: Facts, Biography, and Accomplishments says. However, this is just a guess modern historians made. Also, this was very common at that time as many people killed to get power. This is nothing unnatural and counted as nothing in history. Beside these, Alexander may have many other faults, but he was a human, too. Every human make mistakes and have faults. That’s why, regardless of Alexander the Great’s faults, I believe Alexander the Great was a great influential historical figure because he was smart and respectful, important traits that you need in order to be a leader. In the end, Alexander the Great was a great influential historical figure because he was a great leader. He was very intelligent. respectful and had his fair amount of faults as a human. His large empire was divided