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Alexander The Great?
A leader, a god, powerful, strong, cunning, and great; Alexander of Macedonia was all the above, but is he influential to the current day, evolving culture? Alexander was at his peak in conquest over 2000 years ago, so does he really still hold an impact to life and culture today?
Controversy has followed these questions and many ideas have surfaced defending the belief that culturally Alexander was not that great. Alexander was deemed great because he conquered territories on a super human scale, not because he effected the thoughts and beliefs of people who inhabited the districts he invaded. The young leader was definitely successful in the battle field, but he did not spread the Greek ideals as he overthrew powerful tyrants. In many cases he admired the standing culture and religion, Alexander even contributed and took part in their beliefs and traditions. He quickly accepted the Egyptian culture when he found that the pharaoh was also viewed as a god, and was eager to take part in this practice. Alexander was not the best support or spreader Hellenization has seen. “Neither in Egypt, Iran, nor India did Greek culture arguably leave any substantial trace.” (Greek Gifts?)
“One of Alexanders flaws played a key role in his success. He was always jealous and determined to upstage his father.” (Beyond the Movie: Alexander the Great) A cause for the lack of merge in culture could be the fact that Alexanders main motive to conquer the known world was to upstage his father, Philip. The King left with the idea of becoming better than his father. If he left with the desire to spread the knowledge and morals of the Greeks with the rest of the world then maybe this argument would be nonexistent.
Alexander also did not care to have Greek leaders guide the new colonies. “After
Alexander would conquer a land he often allowed someone who was from the area seized to govern the region. This caused conflict with many of his
A leader, a god, powerful, strong, cunning, and great; Alexander of Macedonia was all the above, but is he influential to the current day, evolving culture? Alexander was at his peak in conquest over 2000 years ago, so does he really still hold an impact to life and culture today?
Controversy has followed these questions and many ideas have surfaced defending the belief that culturally Alexander was not that great. Alexander was deemed great because he conquered territories on a super human scale, not because he effected the thoughts and beliefs of people who inhabited the districts he invaded. The young leader was definitely successful in the battle field, but he did not spread the Greek ideals as he overthrew powerful tyrants. In many cases he admired the standing culture and religion, Alexander even contributed and took part in their beliefs and traditions. He quickly accepted the Egyptian culture when he found that the pharaoh was also viewed as a god, and was eager to take part in this practice. Alexander was not the best support or spreader Hellenization has seen. “Neither in Egypt, Iran, nor India did Greek culture arguably leave any substantial trace.” (Greek Gifts?)
“One of Alexanders flaws played a key role in his success. He was always jealous and determined to upstage his father.” (Beyond the Movie: Alexander the Great) A cause for the lack of merge in culture could be the fact that Alexanders main motive to conquer the known world was to upstage his father, Philip. The King left with the idea of becoming better than his father. If he left with the desire to spread the knowledge and morals of the Greeks with the rest of the world then maybe this argument would be nonexistent.
Alexander also did not care to have Greek leaders guide the new colonies. “After
Alexander would conquer a land he often allowed someone who was from the area seized to govern the region. This caused conflict with many of his