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Alexander The Great : Alexander III Of Macedon

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Alexander III of Macedon better known as Alexander the Great was perhaps one of the best war generals in history. With his great decision making while managing an empire over three thousand miles long. By defecting the Persians and Greeks he conquered Egypt and Asia Minor, and also secured the Mediterranean Sea which we all know to be the Persian Empire. And while this empire was under his control he remained undefeated making his empire not only grow but thrive. Over his years of conquering his empire that covered over 3,000 miles of land he did so without the modern technology that we have today and all at the age of 20. Alexander was a very skillful leader in battle and showed no fear which lead his troops to follow in his footsteps. Alexander the great also known as Alexander III of Macedon was born in Macedonia in 356 B.C.E. He was the son of Philip II, the king of Macedon and Olympias, the daughter of King Neoptolemus. Alexander was tutored by Aristotle at the age of 13 and was also trained with other children where he met his future best friend Hephastion. Which lead Alexander to having a perfect Hellenic upbringing; this also explained why he wanted to spread Hellenic culture throughout his empire and more. Alexander was also mature at this age where he took his studies of rhetoric and literature, science, medicine, and philosophy and all became important to him later in life. By nature Alexander was gifted in the art of military tactics and soon gained great

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