The Great Alexander: The Battle Of Alexander The Great

Even if some tend to assume that Alexander truly was great, one cannot fully argue with the fact that Alexander had a huge ego, and he could barely maintain it himself. He was only twenty years old when he launched his invasion of the Persian Empire, and he could have had such a bright future that allowed him to deserve the title of great. Yet even Alexander’s army turned back after eight years of marching due to the fact that his ego could not wrap around the idea that all of these battles remained useless. Conquering so much land for personal pleasures just demonstrates how power hungry Alexander truly was. The city name Alexandria appears eleven times on the map of his empire. He was so conceited that he wanted people to know how much land

In his first battle he led his army against Persian Empire and was victorious, that day was a begging of a downfall of Persia. During his Balkan campaign he was able to defeat and repulse the Thracians and Tribalians rebellious vassals. By 334-335 B.C. Alexander secured Asia Minor, where he encountered the most resistance of all of the battles. In Battle of Issus, Alexander and his army battled with the Persians led by Darius III. Hemingway & Seán (2004) explain that despite being outnumbered, Alexander succeeds the victory and claimed the Persian Empire. Through he had conquered Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Bactria and Sogdiana, he still wanted to continue his campaigns and later proclaimed himself the King of

Alexander the Great conquered city of Persepolis, and after looting its treasures, burned surrounding city to the ground. In 326 B.C. Alexander and his troops traveled to Punjab, India where they had fought a fierce and famous battle with King Porus. During the Battle of the Hydaspes, Alexander’s horse was injured and died. Most of Alexander’s men died while crossing the Gerdosian desert on their route to Babylon the middle of summer 325 B.C. 336 B.C. to 323 B.C. Unfortunately Alexander faced a rebellion within his own army when he wanted to discharge over 10,000 men and bring in reinforcements. While planning his campaign for Arabia in 323 B.C. Alexander developed a strong fever that led to his death at the age of 33. During this period of timing of conquests Alexander establishes his authority over Asia and Europe.

During the reign that lasted for twelve years, Alexander conquered city after city and kingdom after kingdom, and was responsible for many events that altered the history of western civilization and the world. The inversion of his troops into Persia destroyed the Persian Kingdom, were not only motivated by personal ambitions but also revenge in Persian depredations in Greece for past