Alexander The Great

             One of the greatest conquerors of all time is Alexander the Great of Macedonia. He was born in the year 356, in Pella, the ancient capital city of Macedonia. His father was Philip, the king of Macedonia, and his mother was Olympias, the princess of Epirus.
             His father, Philip, saw potential in Alexander, so he hired Leonidas. Leonidas trained Alexander physically, by using exercise and a lean diet. Alexander learned many military skills, such as running, riding a horse bareback, driving chariots, and the ability to use swords and spears. As well as teaching Alexander physical skills, he was taught personally by the Greek philosopher Aristotle. Aristotle taught Alexander logical thinking, and also instilled a love for the works of Homer, a Greek poet. The Iliad was one of Alexander's favorite pieces of literature, and he memorized all the lines of the epic. Alexander also studied the fields of geography, ethics, philosophy, politics, healing, botany, and zoology.
             At the age of sixteen, the tutoring with Aristotle was completed, and Alexander joined his father's army. Alexander performed other duties to help his father. When Alexander was seventeen, Philip left Alexander in charge of Macedonia while he went to attend state matters in Greece. At the age of eighteen, Alexander commanded a part of his father's cavalry at a battle. He was also the ambassador to Athens.
             In 336 b. c., Philip was assassinated by one of his own bodyguards. The motive of the murder of Philip is not clear, the bodyguard could have been angry about his position, the Persians could have hired him, or Olympias wanted Philip dead. After the death of his father, Alexander took control of Macedonia.
             Alex continued to carry out his father's plan to conquer the Persians. In the spring of 334 b. c., Alexander and his troops set out towards Asia. In the first battle with the Persian army, their leader, Darius III didn&apos
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