Alexander The Great Research Paper

Alexander the Great was a major historical figure in the ancient world, the achievements he gained throughout his life were due to his personal attributes although he owes much of his success’ due to his parents and family background strategically training him throughout his childhood to later gain those major success’ throughout his life.
Parents:
Alexander was born into a family of monarchs with parents King Phillip II of Macedonia related to Hercules, ( source Plutarch) and mother Olympias daughter to king Epirus believed to have been longing from the Aeacidae( source Plutarch). King Phillip 2nd had a very powerful personality and seized the throne himself , begins wars , and conquering many of the neighbouring countries until his assassination in 336 BC. Alexander had 4 sisters and 4 brothers after his
Educating Alexander from such profound tutors such as Aristotle etc was like bringing culture to a barbarian society.” Alexander was by nature fond of teaching and learning and he regarded the Iliad as a guide book to military excellence – Aristotle’s revised version under the pillow with his dagger; Aristotle’s revised version was a shorten, less complex version of the Iliad for Alexander to comprehend. This heavily impacted how Alexander became such a prominent figure in history, educating him trained his mentality in such a way where he become a smart diplomate and