Why Is Alexander The Great Bad

Alexander murdered tens of thousands of people and conquered ample amounts of land. Alexander was the son of Philip II, The king of Macedonia. After Philip II was assassinated in 336 BC Alexander took over when he was only 20 years old. Before being the ruler of Macedonia he was a war leader at the age of 16. The Great Alexander was a villain because of the fact that he annihilated cities, killed thousands of people, and started many wars. Alexander destroyed and conquered umpteen cities during his control of power. For one, he ravaged the city of Thebes because they had defied against Alexander’s rule. The only edifices Alexander left standing were the temples and the house of Pindar. In addition to destroying Thebes, Alexander also destroyed the Persian capital of Persepolis. Alexander The Great ransacked Persepolis and burned it to the ground. The reason he set ablaze to Persepolis was to exact revenge for the Persians leaving Athens in ruins. Next to conquer more land Alexander set to India where The Battle …show more content…
First, in 335 BC Alexander the Great ransacked the city of Thebes killing over six thousand men and sold over 10000 women and children into slavery. Alexander also killed one his soldiers. When his hat fell into the water a soldier jumped in to save it. While the soldier was bringing the hat back he put it on his head, Alexander believed what the prophets said by not letting the man who wore the hat be safe which he ended up giving the man a reward of and then killed him. After the Siege of Gaza, The men of Gaza were put to death and the women and children to be sold into thralldom. After the battle of Granicus, the Greeks suffered 300 to 400 fatalities while the Persians suffered over 10000. The result of The Battle of Issus The Greeks suffered over 400 deaths while the Persians suffered approximately 20000. A majority of casualties were the outcomes of