Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great of Macedon was one of the worlds greatest generals and figure of the ancient world. He manage to unify Greece and take over an empire. Alexander grow up with the respect for Cyrus the Great and was influenced. Instead of treating the Persians unrespectively, he wanted the respect of the people he conquered. The empire that Alexander founded fell faster than when it was building up. My respect goes towards Alexander for innovations and influence, and for living on a legacy of the Persian kings.

Prior to his death, Alexander had already made plans for military and mercantile expansions into the Arabian peninsula, after which he was to turn his armies to the west (Carthage, Rome, and the Iberian Peninsula). His original vision had been to the east, though, to the ends of the world and the Great Outer Sea, as described by his boyhood tutor Aristotle.

Alexander integrated many foreigners into his army, leading some scholars to credit him with a “policy of fusion.” He also encouraged marriages between his soldiers and foreigners; he himself went on to marry two foreign princesses.

Alexander died after twelve years of constant military campaigning, possibly as a result of malaria, poisoning, typhoid fever, viral encephalitis or the consequences of alcoholism. His legacy and conquests lived on long after him, and ushered in centuries of Greek settlement and cultural influence over distant areas. This period is known as the Hellenistic Age, and featured a combination of Greek, Middle Eastern and Indian culture. Alexander himself was featured prominently in the history and myth of both Greek and non-Greek cultures. His exploits inspired a literary tradition in which he appeared as a legendary hero in the tradition of Achilles.

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