Alexander the Great

             Alexander the Great was a man with no equal in History. He was one of the most important forces known to man. Alexander the Great then crossed the Hellespoint, which is now called the Dardanelles and, as head of a Greek army undertook the war on Persia that his father had been planning. The march he had begun was to be one of the greatest in history. Alexander was one of the biggest influenced on people of all time and one of the most powerful personalities. He really molded people into acting the correct way. He brought people together and showed them how to live better. He defiantly changed the lives of many.
             Alexander the Great was born in 356 BC Philip his father was the brother
             of Perdiccas III king of Macedonia. His mother's name was Olympia's. Olympia's
             was the daughter of King Neoptolemus I. He was known wide to be a great powerful man. Alexander had a younger sister named Cleopatra. The whole family had a lot of very important background.
             It was a fact that Alexander and Cleopatra's parents did not get along. At
             this time it was a Macedonian tradition to have many wives. Philip had
             several and Olympia's hated them all. She felt much hate towards them. When
             one of her rivals gave birth to a retarded son Arridaeus, there were many
             rumors that Olympia's poisoned him. Olympia's told Alexander that Philip
             wasn't his real father although he was. He made sure the boy was well
             educated, even the great philosopher Aristotle was one of Alexander's
             tutors. Even thought he though him well Philip wasn't a very good father. He
             always discouraged Alexander and made him feel worthless.
             When Alexander the great was 3 his father's son King Perdiccas died. His
             young son Amyntas was supposed to take his place as ruler. Philip was
             supposed to help him but he made his way above him making himself King
             Philip II. He proved to be a strong ruler, and in a few decades he conqu...

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