Alexander The Great Research Paper

A prominent figure from 3500 BCE to 1650 CE The Alexander the Great was the king of Macedonian (356-323). He was the son of the then King Philip II and Queen Olympia. Aristotle tutored him when he was a prince. The Alexander took the in charge of the Companion Cavalry when he was in his teens. When his father died, he got full support from the Macedonian Army and become the king. He was the great conqueror who covered more than 3000 miles of the ancient world (US History, 2014). He conquered the vast majority of the empire without modern weapons and technology. At that time, he mobilized his army and servicemen primarily on foot and face to face as a communication channels. One of his father’s goals was to conquer Persia who was remaining the Greece’s old enemy at that time. The Alexander’s father was assassinated before he defeated the Persia. After the death of his father, he vowed to complete the tasks his father started. In the year 334 BCE, Alexander invaded Persia with his army and after years of fierce battles, he was able to conquer the Persian Empire. …show more content…
He was ambitious and he was not satisfied with what he had. At the age of 25, he fought with the Egypt and conquered it. He named the Egyptian city after his name and the city was later famous for the center of arts, trade and diverse ideas (US History, 2014). After he got victory over Egypt, he did not stop his mission. He planned to get victory on the eastern countries as far as India. At that time, his army was refused to fight, as they were exhausted and tired from all these fights. Without his army, he was unable to fight and he decided to come back. He died from a disease in 323