Alexander III Of Macedon: A Brief Biography Of Alexander The Great

Alexander III of Macedon, known as Alexander the Great (born 356BCE), was the son of King Philip II of Macedon. When his father died in 336 BCE, Alexander would take the throne and start his brilliant conquest of the known world. He is remembered to this day both for his military genius/battle tactics and the way he handled the people he conquered. He is also recognized for his tremendous role in spreading Greek culture and ways of life throughout the world creating what historians call the “Hellenistic Era”. When Alexander was just a boy a man named Leonidas of Epirus taught him how to brandish a sword and hold his own in a fight. Leonidas of Epirus was known a very stern man who accepted no excuses and pushed Alexander to his absolute limits. When it came to the more scholarly side of Alexander’s education he was educated by a man named Lysimachus, who taught him how to read and write. Then at the age of fourteen Alexander was introduced to a private tutor by the name of Aristotle, who was one of the most influential philosophers of the time. The knowledge Alexander garnered from Aristotle would come very much into play when it came down to how Alexander dealt with the people he had conquered. You see, in that era the common treatment of a conquered people would be to put them under harsh conditions and
He would start of by attacking and conquering the city of Baalbek and renaming it Heliopolis in the year 334 BCE. After this he would encounter the armies of King Darius III and swiftly defeat them in the battle of Issos in the year 333 BCE. Alexander then conquered Syria and Egypt and founded the city of Alexandria after his name in the year 331 BCE. However, these new territories were not enough for Alexander and he would set out on new campaigns for more territory and come across the lands of Phoenicia which he also