Who Is Alexander The Great?

Alexander III the Great inherited from his father the best military formation of the time, the Macedonian Phalanx. He was the first great conqueror who reached Greece, Egypt, Asia Minor, and Asia up to western India. In the space of twelve years the Macedonian king Alexander the great carved out an empire stretching from Greece to modern day Afghanistan and Pakistan, conquering the Persian empire and several smaller kingdoms in the process. Alexander himself was an intelligent man, who inherited an already formidable kingdom. He had determination, charisma and respect. He was a superb tactician who basically invented Western tactics. Alexander the great's empire collapsed after his death due to the generals fighting over individual power.
Eventually, four kingdoms were created by four of his greatest generals.
Alexander III the Great was born in 365 B.C. and to this day remembered as one of the greatest military generals. He conquered Persia, Egypt, Syria, Mesopotamia, Bactria, and the Punjab. Alexander also founded the city of Alexandria in Egypt. He was born in the capitol of Macedonia, Pella. Alexander’s father was Philip II, King of Macedonia and Olympias. Throughout Alexander’s childhood Philip II was constantly in battle against the Balkans. He transformed Macedonia through his many victories. There are many stories of Alexander participating and proving himself in these battles when he was still a child. Philip II was born in 382 B.C.
Philip spent three years of his young adulthood held as a hostage in Thebes. In Thebes Philip was educated in military and politics from the work of Epaminondas, a great general. When he returned to Macedonia he was announced as leader and began his abomination of surrounding regions. He claimed many victories in surrounding countries during this time period, he continued increased Macedonia's wealth, security and unity. Despite Philips immense success he was never satisfied and continues to strive towards Persia and the riches it offered. While planning the tactics for conquering Persia, he was assassinated by one of his bodyguards, Pausanias in 336 B.C. Nobody knows the exact motive that caused Philip II of Macedonia’s death but there are many theories. Alexander III the Great inherited a very strong, prospering country after his father’s death. Despite his attempt to further more Macedonia’s success he would always rely on Philip’s previous
achievements.
Alexander attempted to live up to his father’s legacy by dominating Persia, something that Philip had always dreamed of.
Once he captured Persia he incorporated Greek culture and left both Macedonian and Persian governors. The conquering of Persia began Alexander’s empire. He owed his success to the phalanx military technique, this tactic had not yet been discovered by any other nation and gave Alexander the great advantage of surprise. The phalanx strategy was a simple as coordinating all the soldiers to move in union with their shields out. This technique was viewed as brilliant back in the time period and promised him a victory against any opponent. This allowed Alexander to conquer all other nations at will, and possess a huge empire.
Alexander himself promoted a policy of Hellenization, Greek culture undoubtedly penetrated into western Asia as the result of his conquests, and western Asia, up to the Mesopotamian frontier, became for the first time a part of the Greek world. This is Alexander’s most certain, though unintended, historical
achievement.
Alexander improved Philips Army, he took advantage of weapons and war strategies. He proved his logistical, intelligence, ability to performed battle strategies flawlessly, and his gift of improvise was unbeatable. Yet he was cautious in battle, Alexander III proved this when rather than strike deep into Asia immediately, he spent two years obtaining the shoreline areas in Asia Minor in order to be ensured that Persian forces would not block his defenses to Europe. Over time he carefully expanded his extravagant empire. Alexander had many vistories with an ocassional set back. Some of these defeats included when his troops refused to march farther east, and when Alexander’s Macedonian troops revolted against the order of merging with Asian military, the final setback was the horrible was the drought on the way from India to Persia there the lack of resources accomplished the objective that no army could ever do, this drought caused the loss of a significant amount of men. Alexander’s conquests left him a legacy that continues to be remembered into the twenty first century.