Alexander the Great was born in July 356BC in Pella, Macedonia (Popovic intro). He conquered what was in his time, most of the civilized world. Alexander accomplished greater deeds than any man ever, not only of people before him but also of those after him (Popovic intro). He was one of the greatest military geniuses in the history of the world. Alexander’s parents always dreamed of him someday becoming a great leader. Alexander’s mother was named Olympias, she was princess of Epirus, a small provincial kingdom. She was also the high priestess of a religious cult. She believed that she was descended from Achilles (Wepman 17). She was a jealous woman and very protective of her son (Popovic intro). Alexander’s father, Phillip II of Macedonia was also a great leader and military strategist. When Alexander was young, Greece thought of the Macedonians as barbarians. But in twenty years Phillip made Macedonia more powerful than any other province in Greece. He bought off his enemies so that he would only have to deal with them one at a time (Townson 2). Alexander was very anxious to begin ruling the empire his father had created. Once he said,“My father will get to far ahead and lea

Darius finally figuring out Alexander’s conquering route, discovered that Alexander would head east towards Babylon. Darius organized a gigantic army and in 331 he met up with Alexander (Townson 9). Alexander army consisted of about 7,250 cavalry and Darius controlled 34,000. He attacked the right side of the Persian forces to draw them away from the middle, then he attacked the middle and got to Darius. This was one of Alexander’s greatest victories.(Townson 9). This battle gave Alexander the whole Persian empire, but (to his downfall) he still wanted to go farther east.

During his long conquest Greek rule was lost over the land he had conquered. The garrisons he left behind were defeated (Popovic end). In Babylon Alexander got sick, and died at the age of 32 (Cairns 91). It is said that night he had drunken a large amount of unmixed wine which many believe was the cause of his death. Alexander left Greece with no heir to the throne(Popovic death). As can be seen from this paper, Alexander accomplished more than all conquerors in the history of the world. He was almost always out- numbered, but he still came out of battles victorious everytime.

Alexander crossed the Granicus river in spring 334BC never to return home again. His first battle of his conquest through Persia was on a small plain against a Persian army a lot smaller than his. This was the army’s first victory in Asia (Townson 4). Alexander knew that he couldn’t beat the Persian’s navy, so he decided to attack their ports. This way the Persians would be no threat to Greece while he was gone (Townson 4). The next big battle was Issus, for in this particular battle King Darius III of the Persians led his army personally. Alexander was outnumbered about 10 to 1. Alexander being the strategist he was held back a reserve force, this was the first time in history that this military tactic was used. Alexander’s army met Darius’s forces on the coast of the Pinarus river. Darius III retreated leaving his family and troops behind. After the battle, in Darius’s tent, A

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