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Research Paper On Alexander The Great

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In the year 356 BC a legend was born. This legend was Alexander The Great. You may know him from The Battle of Tyre, The defeat of the Persian Empire, The Battle of Tyre or The Invasion of India but, one way or another, you have heard of his accomplishments and defeats. Alexander The Great was the son of Olympus and Philip II Of Macedon as well as king of Macedon from 336 BC to 326 BC. When Alexander The Great’s father King Philip II of Macedon departed, Alexander inherited the throne inevitably. If Alexander The Great had not died of Malaria in 323 BC, he would have been able to conquer more land than the extraordinary amount he already had done. Alexander The Great was an unquestionably extraordinary leader because he was deeply involved in cultural diffusion, he was a highly tactical leader and he conquered vast amounts of land.
When Alexander The Great conquered one of the oldest cities in the world, Susa, he compelled many of his officers to marry native women. This was an attempt at cultural diffusion. Although the majority of these marriages ended in divorce …show more content…

A Strong example of Alexander The Great acting as a tactical leader was at the battle of Hydaspes. At this battle, Alexander the great and his men were parked alongside the riverbank with all of their ready to attack Hydaspes however, his opponent Porus was spotted at the other side of the river with his elephants. With this, it would no longer be possible for Alexander the Great and his men to cross the river without being spotted. So, Alexander the Great had to find a new way to defeat his opponent. To keep Pours continuously perplexed he parked his troops in different areas of the riverbank and the surrounding areas alongside it. Having the ability to create a strategy to defeat his opponent and an animal he had never before encountered exemplifies his intelligence and ability to strategize under pressure and in a

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