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Alexzander The Great Leader

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All throughout the course of history there have been many great leaders that led their nation, city, tribe, or party to become important or powerful. Some of these leaders were skilled speakers that led people in their eloquence and wisdom. Or some of them where great warriors and generals. Other leaders were very intelligent in science, economics, politics, or peace making. While some have been very successful at uniting diverse cultures, races, and even whole countries. However, one of the greatest leaders of all time possessed most of these qualities. His name goes down in history as Alexzander the Great. To fully understand Alexzander the Great, we must stand back for a minute and look at what was happening just before and during the time …show more content…

His first step was taken in 334 B.C. when he started his Asiatic conquest. He moved south with his well-prepared army. First, he attacked the Media-Persian forces at Troy. The Media-Persian army was led by King Darrius III. After a lengthy battle, Alexzander the great emerged victorious. He and his large army worked their way across the southern coast of Asia minor, and wintered over at Gordium. In the spring of 333 B.C. Alexzander led his forces against the much larger Media-Persian forces. In three decisive battles, Alexzander was able to use his military strategies to win each battle. He crushed the Media-Persian forces, and in November of 333 B.C. he was declared king of Media-Persia. He then continued to work his way south, conquering places such as Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. In 331 B.C. he founded Alexandria, to be a center for science, philosophy, He married Roxana, a princess from the area. He then contoured more land in northern India. Alexzander then started to lead his forces to Greece in 328 B.C. As they were traveling along the Indus, Alexzander was wounded in an ambush that was staged by Malli forces. He recovered and continued his march back to his homeland. As his army made their way along the northern area of the Persian Gulf; many of his soldiers died from sickness and injuries. Finally, in 324 B.C. he and his army reached the city of …show more content…

On June 13, 323 B.C. Alexzander died of malaria. The 31-year-old general died, never being able to fulfil his dream. Just a few months later Roxana had his only child, a son. When Alexzander conquered countries and cities, he would often sometimes let the citizens of the country or city to work in the local government. He would also let them maintain a degree of self-government. Moreover, he would not make a conquered country or city pay harsh taxes to him. In fact, some of the places he conquered were better of then before. this is what enabled him to not worry too much about revolts. Also, Alexzander had good speaking abilities to make clear to the nations he took over what he planned to do. This transparency was very valuable, as it removed all doughts about what he planned to

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