Alexander the Great: His Influence on Future military Leadership and Tactics
Great men have lived on the face of the earth and left marks of their prowess and legacy that men of the present and even the future find it hard to emulate; a good example of such men is Alexander the Great. This paper seeks to explain further Alexander’s military genius and its positive impact on military impact over the past centuries. The paper also gives a well thought analysis why Alexander was so much successful in his wars and conquests. His big empire spread all the way from Gibraltar to the Punjab and in his leadership made Greek the lingua franca of his new World (Cary, M, 1932). His real name was Alexandros III Philippou Makedonon; he was also known as Alexander III but many have referred him as Alexander the Great in praise of his military conquest. In his dream to create a universal World Monarchy, he single handedly and his army conquered what was then the civilized World. He was born in July of 356 B.C. in Macedonia (Narain, A. K, 1965).
He was the son of a king that is Philip II but later in life he said that his real father was Greek god Zeus which served to increase his popularity as a leader. One thing for sure is that Alexander the Great had the courage and determination to build a universal monarchy that would be the eye of many leaders during his time. During his young days Alexander lived in the palace of Aegae with his family and received good physical training from his tutors; he was also taught self control and discipline. These forms of training are vital in many military training even today and have impacted positively on the success of military endeavors. Aristotle was the last teacher of Alexander the Great. He was the famed pupil of Plato. At the age of 13 Alexander learned the fundamentals of rhetoric, philosophy and literature (Bowra, C. M, 1957).
Alexander and Aristotle were close friends and it is during this time when Aristotle gave Alexander a copy of The Iliad which motivated Alexander and increased hid desire to conquer
He was the son of a king that is Philip II but later in life he said that his real father was Greek god Zeus which served to increase his popularity as a leader. One thing for sure is that Alexander the Great had the courage and determination to build a universal monarchy that would be the eye of many leaders during his time. During his young days Alexander lived in the palace of Aegae with his family and received good physical training from his tutors; he was also taught self control and discipline. These forms of training are vital in many military training even today and have impacted positively on the success of military endeavors. Aristotle was the last teacher of Alexander the Great. He was the famed pupil of Plato. At the age of 13 Alexander learned the fundamentals of rhetoric, philosophy and literature (Bowra, C. M, 1957).
Alexander and Aristotle were close friends and it is during this time when Aristotle gave Alexander a copy of The Iliad which motivated Alexander and increased hid desire to conquer