| He was born in Pella. His parents and his wife were Philip of Macedon. He was educated by philosopher Aristotle. Alexander inherited the powerful volatile kingdom. He united Greece and reestablished Corinthian League and also conquered Persian Empire. His accomplishments includes battle of Chaeronea where he defeat Sacred Band. Reaffirmation of the Macedonia Rule as the king and series of wining for ensuring the control completely over the Greece. He dealt with enemies in younger age at home and set out to conquer massive Persian Empire. He led army to the victories across Persian Territories of the Asia Minor, Egypt and Syria without suffering any defeat. The leader of Greeks and young king of Macedonia overlord of the Asia Minor became a “Great King” at 25 age. His capacity as commander, scholar, king, explorer and politician, he led the army 11,000 miles by founding 70 cities and also create the empire which stretched across almost three continents. They got united by the Greek culture and language while king adopted the foreign customs to rule the millions of the ethically subjects (Liebert, 2011). He is the great leader and philosophical education of Alexander was under Aristotle. Along with his men he waded across raging Hydaspes River and at the time of lightning storm for surprising vast army commended by Porus king of India. Alexander have two sons Alexander IV of Macedon and Heracles of Macedon. He married three time to Stateira, Parysatis and Roxana. Being the son of Philip II and Olympia’s he brought up with a belief of divine birth. He defeated Greece and believed that his final victory have to be over the King Darius II and he was the destiny of Alexander. The title of Great King was used when he conquered Persian Empire and became a great King of Greek. He never lost the battle in his 15 years of leadership. |
POLITICAL DISPOSITION
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| He conquered areas include India, Persia, Greece and Egypt. He impacted on western civilization and he spread Greek ways of thinking and living. The death of Alexander and subsequent events became the subjects of the debates. His great victory was Gaugamela Battle in 331 BC. He acknowledge as the military genius that led by different example and his belief on indestructibility meant to be reckless with his life and soldiers. His army refused for following him in 13 years of the reign at the time of constant fighting, and it indicates loyalty by which he inspired (Mauriac, 2000). According to the Arian, the army force of Alexander was numbered to be 7000 cavalry and 40,000 infantry. |
| COMMANDS HELD |
| Alexander the Great was the King of Macedon, an ancient Greek Kingdom. He became King after his father Philip II. Alexander succeeded the throne at a young age of 20. He was also the commander-in-chief of his army because he spent most of his life in military expedition. Thus, Alexander held two major commands during his entire life in which he always led from the front as a King and as the commander of his army. Alexander became the King in 336 BC. At that time, the Kings would lead their armies to make decisions about security and peace in their realms. Accordingly, Alexander followed the same path. His military expeditions made him a good commander, and his royal background and education made him the King. Therefore, unlike the modern military commanders and generals who follow a specific path of military training, Alexander set his feet on war lands to protect hi dominion and to remain the King for his people (Engellau, 2018). |
| DATE OF RANKS |
| Alexander the Great died in 323 BC when he was only 32. His legacy has proved that he was a great warrior and military leader of all time. |
| WRITINGS/SPEECHES/INTERVIEWS
Alexander the Great was a King, military leader, and warrior. He defeated several armies and captured their territories to become a military leader who has created one of the largest empires in the ancient world. Accordingly, there are very few records at which Alexander’s writings are found. These writings are related to Alexander only by historians. There is no conclusive evidence that any of these writings belong to Alexander. However, some evidences show that one or two pieces of writings such as Alexander’s will and his speeches to his armies belonged to him. Accordingly, Alexander’s will provide his legacy in which he wrote about military commands after his death, construction of a tomb for his father, construction of great temples, development in cities, and the conquest of Arabia. However, his will could not be implemented in letter and spirits. On the other hand, his speeches were motivational, and he was found to be endorsing his power and military might defeat his enemies (express.co.uk, 2017). |
STATUS
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| Alexander the Great died in 323 BC when he was only 32. His legacy has proved that he was a great warrior and military leader of all time (Engellau, 2018). |
INDICTMENTS
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| Alexander the Great was never indicted and tried in any court of law. He was a military leader of ancient times. Accordingly, he was the ruler and the lawmaker. Besides, he was also the King of his empire. Therefore, his military expeditions were considered as a part of his strategy to secure his dominion. Accordingly, the skilled several military officers and warriors who were his enemies. However, he was never tried on any count of murder or any other crime (Engellau, 2018). |
