Biography Of Alexander The Great

Alexander the great was a Macedonian king. His father was the famous king of Macedonia, Philip II. He conquered a lot of land in a few years. He conquered 3000 miles in 13 years. Alexander the greats father was very advanced in military therefore he inherited those skills. His army never surpassed 40,000 members and which made them smaller and they moved faster. Philip II was also form Macedonia and was Alexander’s the greats father. He was held hostage in Thebes where he learnt military skills from Epaminondas. Philip II conquered nearby lands at first. After that he started to conquer Greek city-states. By 338 B.C.E he had already conquered most of Greece. Philip II military format was Phalanx. A rectangular group of soldiers who traveled