When people are referred to as “great”, that is simply an opinion. Many people will argue about if someone should be considered great or not. Alexander the great is a great example of this. The reason it is such a difficult decision to choose which side you believe in, is because he did many good and many bad things in his lifetime. I believe that the bad things far outweighed the good things that Alexander the great did in his lifetime.
Alexander was a strong man who lived for power. He felt that the more power and control he had, the greater he was. However, this is not entirely true. Alexander did some wonderful things in his time and gained a lot of power, but he also let the power get to his head. That's the thing about humans, once we …show more content…
He became very powerful and had power over Persia and completed his one and only goal which was to claim to rule all of Persia. He also showed compassion to some of the rebels and he respected the egyptians beliefs. He used superior tactics and skilled battle strategies and he was very successful in spreading greek culture. Those things are great, but he gave up when he went to India and many people say that it conquered him. When you work so hard for something you don't give up when it seems to be getting hard.
The worst thing about Alexander is that he killed many people. He also sold over 20,000 citizens and had false reports of death in 335 B.C.E. Along with the heavy losses that he suffered, he killed 80,000 people. That is definitely not great. Out of all the victories that he faced he had killed many innocent people.
In conclusion, Alexander was not so great. He did many good things and built himself up with power, then he let that power ruin him. He used all the power he earned and took it out on the lives of innocent people. He was also a rude and disrespectful person in general and he thought he deserved to be treated as a god for it. If that is what great is than I don't want to be considered great, and neither should anyone
Alexander was a strong man who lived for power. He felt that the more power and control he had, the greater he was. However, this is not entirely true. Alexander did some wonderful things in his time and gained a lot of power, but he also let the power get to his head. That's the thing about humans, once we …show more content…
He became very powerful and had power over Persia and completed his one and only goal which was to claim to rule all of Persia. He also showed compassion to some of the rebels and he respected the egyptians beliefs. He used superior tactics and skilled battle strategies and he was very successful in spreading greek culture. Those things are great, but he gave up when he went to India and many people say that it conquered him. When you work so hard for something you don't give up when it seems to be getting hard.
The worst thing about Alexander is that he killed many people. He also sold over 20,000 citizens and had false reports of death in 335 B.C.E. Along with the heavy losses that he suffered, he killed 80,000 people. That is definitely not great. Out of all the victories that he faced he had killed many innocent people.
In conclusion, Alexander was not so great. He did many good things and built himself up with power, then he let that power ruin him. He used all the power he earned and took it out on the lives of innocent people. He was also a rude and disrespectful person in general and he thought he deserved to be treated as a god for it. If that is what great is than I don't want to be considered great, and neither should anyone