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Why Alexander The Great Is A Villain
Alexander the great is a villain not, a hero. Alexander lied,cheated,frightened,and killed in his time of rule,if he did all of these things why is he called Alexander the Great?
Alexander killed millions of innocent people he also made millions of people scared of him,“In 327 BCE, with the Persian Empire firmly under his control, Alexander turned his attention to India. He had some victories before reaching the Ganges river, which he intended to cross in order to conquer more of India”. Alexander is a cheater and a liar, “Alexander cheated The Gordian Knot by cutting it with his sword because he refused to lose”.

Alexander was a very drunk man and liked to celebrate and when he was drunk one of his military leaders would take over whall

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