Alexander The Great: The Macedonian Throne

Genghis Khan, who was once an innocent child, ended up having a massive impact on history because he was crowned at a young age and because he was a terrifying conqueror.Throughout his life, he conquered more land than anyone had ever owned in history. Being coronated at a young age allowed him to round up troops to form the Mongol Horde. Furthermore, his rise to power was fueled by the imposing image he projected of himself. He was a brilliant mental strategist, a trait that was inherited by his sons. All of these reasons had such a big impact on the world.

In time Roxanne and her son were also killed by Cassander, who became the king of Macedon in 305 BC. Alexander Aegus was thirteen when he died. He left his empire in his own words, "to the strongest. Whether or not Alexander had plans for any world conquering cannot be determined but he had accomplished greater conquests than any before him. He was one of the greatest generals of all time and one of the most powerful personalities of antiquity.

Alexander was very anxious to begin his career as ruler the empire his father had created. Once he said,“My father will get to far ahead and leave nothing for me to do. (Popovic origins). “When Alexander was twelve he tamed a horse named Bucephalus, that no one else was able to ride. Phillip was very proud of his son for this accomplishment, he thought that this showed how strong and brave he was.

Alexander the Great might be by far the most impressive conqueror of the ancient world. He adopted the progression of an empire that his father Philip II started and then created a cross continental empire. Heavily influenced by his father’s success Alexander the Great adopted many of the skills, mental and military, that King Philip II had. During his thirteen years of rule he achieved more as a conqueror than any man before him was ever able to accomplish. Although his short-lived reign was great and effected many societies massively he didn’t have an heir that lived to adopt his empire from him to continue the domination of the world.

When the conversation of who is the greatest general or emperor of all-time, a lot of names come to mind, but one stands above them all. Alexander III from Macedon stands as one if, not the best conqueror the world has ever seen. Alexander is commonly known as “Alexander the Great” for all the great things he was able to accomplish in his life, and is mostly recognized by this name. Alexander was born to be great, as he would go to inherit a great military built by his father Phillip II. He would inherit the great army and take to levels and lengths the world had never seen before.

The following will prove my thesis. After the death of Prince Philip of Macedon, Alexander, then twenty years old, inherited the sole authority and command of his Macedonia. Alexander was well built and strong with a love for hunting and combat and was "as quick to kill a man as an animal." Alexander was as passionate about winning battles as the glory that accompanied it thus, it comes as no surprise that it is written his favorite book was the Iliad that his favorite character was Achilles. Due to the fact that he survived so many dangers, many began to see him as invincible or god like.

Ironically, even though Alexander was a strong man in the prime of his life and was undeniably respected and feared by many, he met an untimely death. He was struck down by an illness that was quite common in those days, now known as malaria or swamp fever, back then only known as yellow fever. There is no known cure for the fatal disease, and the King, not being divine as he believed was not an exception to the consequences. He passed away at the tender age of thirty-three after twelve days of suffering. His legacy lives on in the history books of the modern day.

She was a deeply spiritual who taught her son about his ancestors such as Achilles and Hercules. From his earliest ages, then he was conditioned for conquest and glory in being a king. He then became focused on becoming a great ruler, which he soon will become. As a young boy Alexander was fearless and strong. At the age of 12 he tamed a beautiful horse by the name of Bucephalus, a horse than no one else could ride.

With a massive army at his hand, Alexander started his conquest to capture the Persian Empire, and "ends of the world and the Great Outer Sea.” Alexander was considered one of the greatest commanders of all time because of his spotless technique, and undefeated fighting career. He was known for his skills in battle, and his intelligent battle methods. Although he only lived 33 years, he left a legacy of heroism, and bravery behind. Many war commanders after him strived to fight as he did, but none can compare to the legendary Alexander the Great. The battle of Gaugamela was Alexander’s most well known battle.

During their marriage Napoleon and his new wife conceived one child, a boy also named Napoleon. Napoleon was a man known for his greatest powers and successes as a leader. One of the many successful things Napoleon did early in his life was develop a highly successful military strategy. His tragedy consisted of starting a battle with an enemy while holding his forces back. He would then look for the enemies weakest points and throw all his strength against that point.