who is Alexander the great?

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Alexander the great

Answer 1

IN SHORT Alexander was a short man with tall achievements



prince of macedonia ,student of aristotle,powered by aggression,adventurous in spirit,passionate in mission,perverted in sexual behaviour,he reached INDIA.



in INDIA his progress was stalled by Purush the Indian king.



he restored the indian king's dignity after defeat ,savoured indian spirituality,rejoiced in food and dance and died of poisoning?, food poisoning? or mysterious cause.



the pros of Alexander-



he is Great because when in his death bed ,he declared hat his coffin should uncover his hands and feet so that the entire world will understand that he took nothing with him after death AND WENT EMPTY HANDED- great lesson



cons-



though he invaded the major part of civilised world he was tolerant but could only INVADE major part of the world but not the whole world.



ALEXANDER was surpassed by a single unmarried poor lady who from the same Macedonia in 20 th century came to the same India and conquered the entire world and died empty handed .she was beatified as ST THERESA previously known as Mother Theresa.

Answer 2

First of all I would like to say, Alexander The Great was a Greek man, from a Greek Macedonia. The Macedonia Today, constists of Yogoslavians, Serbians, Bulgarians..and probably more. Therefore, to me Alexander is and always will be THE GREAT, because calling him Alexander The Macedonian would be offensive to anyone of Hellenic Blood. Alexadar Makedonski wrote: "Should this be a shock to anybody (with a little intelligence)? What else could you possibly call a country, other than that which represents the people who created the culture & history of the region in question? " Macedon is Hellenic. All the evidence points to this. Everything excavated has Greek on it, nothing in slavic because Slavs did not exist in the area in those days. Now they climb under there Tito blankets, rest their heads on their pillows and have their dreams of Alexander as a slav speaking Bulgarian! SO TO ME, AND ALL PEOPLE OF HELLAS, ALEXANDER THE GREAT ...WAS...IS...AND ALWAYS WILL BE...GREEK. SO CHEERS MY FRIENDS, TO ALEXANDER THE GREAT GREEK!

Answer 3

If you look for a more interesting but yet close to real history way to understand Alexander, the Macedon king, read the "Alexander" trilogy (fiction) by Valerio Massimo Menfredi.



Alexander was the greatest strategist, general, explorer, conquerer of all times. He conquered 2/3 of the known world of his time (approx. 300 BC). In his brief 32 years of life he changed the world forever. Until today the famous harbour city in Egypt is still called Alexandria.

Answer 4

Alexander ‘the Great’ (336-323 bc), son of Philip II and king of Macedon, was the greatest military commander of the ancient world; his achievements inspired envy and imitation from Roman generals such as Pompey, Caesar, and Trajan, and achieved legendary status in the Christian and Islamic worlds through the Romance of Alexander. The main surviving sources were written between 300 and 500 years after Alexander's death by the Greek authors Plutarch, who wrote a biography and also wrote two encomiastic essays; Arrian, whose history focuses on military action; and Diodorus and Curtius (Roman), whose interconnected accounts merit attention for preserving some darker aspects of Alexander's reign.



Aristotle was among his teachers and imparted a love for Homer as well as general intellectual curiosity. In 340 Alexander briefly served as royal regent, in 338 he led the decisive cavalry charge at Chaeronea and, in spite of dynastic tensions in 337-336, he was the only serious candidate to succeed when Philip was assassinated in 336. Alexander at once consolidated his hold with characteristic energy: an important Macedonian enemy, the nobleman Attalus, was murdered, the Thessalians elected him as leader, and the Greek states in the League of Corinth recognized his hegemony. In 335 Alexander marched north to impose his authority over Balkan neighbours, demonstrating strategic skill, tactical resourcefulness in response to sudden challenges, and a desire to surpass all previous achievements. Thebes rebelled during his absence, but his speed of movement disconcerted his Greek opponents; the Macedonians captured the city after fierce resistance and everything, except for temples and the house of the poet Pindar, was razed; survivors were sold into slavery. This severe treatment, which Alexander had his Greek allies confirm, cowed potential opponents such as Athens.





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Answer 5

In a nutshell, one of history's most famous military commanders who conquered the Persian empire and invaded India and was intent on finding the great ocean that he thought lay just beyond India. Depending upon certain people, he was a tyrant and a liberator. He left a massive empire that was not to last very long with bickering and internal warfare between his successors.

Answer 6

Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, who conquered Asia Minor, Persia and part of Ancient India.



Alexander grows up with his mother Olympias (Angelina Jolie) and his tutor Aristotle, where he finds interest in love, honour, music, exploration, poetry and military combat. His relationship with his father is destroyed when Philip marries Attalus's niece, Eurydice.



After Philip is assassinated, Alexander becomes king of Macedonia and Greece

Answer 7

Great Historic figure. Very inspiring.

Answer 8

he was a macadonia king

his father had a dream to take over persia his name was philp iv and then his dad died and then he kicked the persians *** at the battle gumelmela and then he took ov er india and then died on a forign land and his b day is in july

Answer 9

he was only the greatest military leader of his time, and by conquest built one of the largest empires (in area) ever. died young in his thirties, probly could have kept going and could have created the second biggest empire ever..(im not sure the greeks could beat out thr mongol empire which was huge)

Answer 10

Alexander III of Macedon, popularly known to history as Alexander the Great, ("Mégas Aléxandros", Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μέγας or Μέγας Ἀλέξανδρος,[1]) was an Ancient Greeki[›] king (basileus) of Macedon. Born in Pella in 356 BC, Alexander succeeded his father Philip II of Macedon to the throne in 336 BC, and died in Babylon in 323 BC at the age of 32.



Philip had, after lengthy campaigns and diplomatic manouvers, managed to bring most of the city-states of mainland Greece under Macedonian hegemony, in the League of Corinth. In addition to a strong kingdom and experienced army, Alexander also inherited his father's Generalship of Greece, reconfirmed by all Greeks except the Lacedaemonains, and plans to invade Asia Minor, as part of the Greeks' long-running feud with the Achaemenid Empire of Persia. His youth and apparent inexperience prompted many of the southern Greek and neighboring barbarian states to renounce Macedonian hegemony, but with prompt action and a demonstration of force, Alexander was able to prevent rebellion amongst the Greeks. Alexander then proceeded to launch a short but successful campaign against Macedon's northern neighbors to secure his frontiers all the way north to the Danube. However, whilst he was absent in the north, Athens and Thebes revolted. Alexander hurried back and crushed the revolt, securing peace in Greece. Thus he was finally able to turn his attention towards the east and the Persians. In a series of campaigns lasting 10 years, Alexander's armies repeatedly defeated the Persians in battle, in the process overthrowing the Persian king Darius III, and conquering the entirety of the Persian Empire.ii[›] Alexander then, following his desire to reach the 'ends of the world and the Great Outer Sea', invaded India, but was eventually forced to turn back by the near-mutiny of his troops.



Alexander died in 323 BC aged just 32, probably weakened by twelve years of constant military campaigning and his prolonged mourning for his life-long friend Hephaestion. There have been many suggestions as to the cause of his death; poisoning, malaria, typhoid fever, viral encephalitis, or the consequences of alcoholism, to name a few. Alexander married twice, (to Roxana of Bactria and Stateira of Persia), yet he had no legitimate heir at the time of his death. Although his son Alexander IV was accepted as king by Alexander's generals, it was in name only. Instead, his generals ('The Successors' or Diadochi) carved up the Empire between themselves, triggering forty years of internecine conflict. Modern historians hold the Classical Era to end with the death of Alexander, and the 'Hellenistic period' which followed it, was dominated, at least initially, by the Successor states which eventually emerged from this conflict. The Hellenistic culture, which developed during this period amalgamated a predominant Greek culture with Middle Eastern and Indian cultural elements.



Alexander was one of the most successful military commanders of all time and it is presumed that he was undefeated in battle .iii[›] By the time of his death, he had conquered the entire Achaemenid Persian Empire, adding it to Macedon's European territories. His legacy and conquests lived on long after him and ushered in centuries of Greek settlement and cultural influence over distant areas of the world, defining a whole new era in world history. Alexander himself featured prominently in the history and myth of both Greek and non-Greek cultures. His exploits inspired a literary tradition in which he appeared as a legendary hero in the tradition of Achilles

Answer 11

one of the greatest generals in ancient history and king of macedonia

Answer 12

A book character?

Answer 13

Alexander III of Macedon, popularly known to history as Alexander the Great, ("Mégas Aléxandros", Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μέγας or Μέγας Ἀλέξανδρος,[1]) was an Ancient Greeki[›] king (basileus) of Macedon. Born in Pella in 356 BC, Alexander succeeded his father Philip II of Macedon to the throne in 336 BC, and died in Babylon in 323 BC at the age of 32.



Philip had, after lengthy campaigns and diplomatic manouvers, managed to bring most of the city-states of mainland Greece under Macedonian hegemony, in the League of Corinth. In addition to a strong kingdom and experienced army, Alexander also inherited his father's Generalship of Greece, reconfirmed by all Greeks except the Lacedaemonains, and plans to invade Asia Minor, as part of the Greeks' long-running feud with the Achaemenid Empire of Persia. His youth and apparent inexperience prompted many of the southern Greek and neighboring barbarian states to renounce Macedonian hegemony, but with prompt action and a demonstration of force, Alexander was able to prevent rebellion amongst the Greeks. Alexander then proceeded to launch a short but successful campaign against Macedon's northern neighbors to secure his frontiers all the way north to the Danube. However, whilst he was absent in the north, Athens and Thebes revolted. Alexander hurried back and crushed the revolt, securing peace in Greece. Thus he was finally able to turn his attention towards the east and the Persians. In a series of campaigns lasting 10 years, Alexander's armies repeatedly defeated the Persians in battle, in the process overthrowing the Persian king Darius III, and conquering the entirety of the Persian Empire.ii[›] Alexander then, following his desire to reach the 'ends of the world and the Great Outer Sea', invaded India, but was eventually forced to turn back by the near-mutiny of his troops.



Alexander died in 323 BC aged just 32, probably weakened by twelve years of constant military campaigning and his prolonged mourning for his life-long friend Hephaestion. There have been many suggestions as to the cause of his death; poisoning, malaria, typhoid fever, viral encephalitis, or the consequences of alcoholism, to name a few. Alexander married twice, (to Roxana of Bactria and Stateira of Persia), yet he had no legitimate heir at the time of his death. Although his son Alexander IV was accepted as king by Alexander's generals, it was in name only. Instead, his generals ('The Successors' or Diadochi) carved up the Empire between themselves, triggering forty years of internecine conflict. Modern historians hold the Classical Era to end with the death of Alexander, and the 'Hellenistic period' which followed it, was dominated, at least initially, by the Successor states which eventually emerged from this conflict. The Hellenistic culture, which developed during this period amalgamated a predominant Greek culture with Middle Eastern and Indian cultural elements.



Alexander was one of the most successful military commanders of all time and it is presumed that he was undefeated in battle .iii[›] By the time of his death, he had conquered the entire Achaemenid Persian Empire, adding it to Macedon's European territories. His legacy and conquests lived on long after him and ushered in centuries of Greek settlement and cultural influence over distant areas of the world, defining a whole new era in world history. Alexander himself featured prominently in the history and myth of both Greek and non-Greek cultures. His exploits inspired a literary tradition in which he appeared as a legendary hero in the tradition of Achilles.



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Answer 14

some one named alex that was great

Answer 15

he was a king of some place

Answer 16

wikipedia knows.



He beat the persians and took all their stuff basically woopty-doo

Answer 17

one of the greatest historical figures ever.

or colin farell

Answer 18

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great

Answer 19

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great

Answer 20

worf's boy