Who Is Alexander The Great?

Alexander III the Great inherited from his father the best military formation of the time, the Macedonian Phalanx. He was the first great conqueror who reached Greece, Egypt, Asia Minor, and Asia up to western India. In the space of twelve years the Macedonian king Alexander the great carved out an empire stretching from Greece to modern day Afghanistan and Pakistan, conquering the Persian empire and several smaller kingdoms in the process. Alexander himself was an intelligent man, who inherited an already formidable kingdom. He had determination, charisma and respect. He was a superb tactician who basically invented Western tactics. Alexander the great's empire collapsed after his death due to the generals fighting over individual power.
Philip spent three years of his young adulthood held as a hostage in Thebes. In Thebes Philip was educated in military and politics from the work of Epaminondas, a great general. When he returned to Macedonia he was announced as leader and began his abomination of surrounding regions. He claimed many victories in surrounding countries during this time period, he continued increased Macedonia's wealth, security and unity. Despite Philips immense success he was never satisfied and continues to strive towards Persia and the riches it offered. While planning the tactics for conquering Persia, he was assassinated by one of his bodyguards, Pausanias in 336 B.C. Nobody knows the exact motive that caused Philip II of Macedonia’s death but there are many theories. Alexander III the Great inherited a very strong, prospering country after his father’s death. Despite his attempt to further more Macedonia’s success he would always rely on Philip’s previous
Once he captured Persia he incorporated Greek culture and left both Macedonian and Persian governors. The conquering of Persia began Alexander’s empire. He owed his success to the phalanx military technique, this tactic had not yet been discovered by any other nation and gave Alexander the great advantage of surprise. The phalanx strategy was a simple as coordinating all the soldiers to move in union with their shields out. This technique was viewed as brilliant back in the time period and promised him a victory against any opponent. This allowed Alexander to conquer all other nations at will, and possess a huge empire.
Alexander himself promoted a policy of Hellenization, Greek culture undoubtedly penetrated into western Asia as the result of his conquests, and western Asia, up to the Mesopotamian frontier, became for the first time a part of the Greek world. This is Alexander’s most certain, though unintended, historical