Alexander The Great Essay

Greetings, and thank you all for being able to attend. Lets start out today by asking whom among us have yet to reach the age of 32? Among those raising your hand, has anyone lead a military campaign for over a decade and ruled over an empire. I myself personally have not, so don 't feel too discouraged, nevertheless, the reason behind my question was that Alexander III of Macedon or who is more commonly known as Alexander the Great, did just that back in 334 BCE. His ambitious drive to rule in the largest empire took shape at a young age and he continued his conquest up till the day he passed away. Alexander III of Macedon, son of Philip II of Macedon, inherited the throne when only 20 years old after his father fell victim to an assassination.

Alexanders ' ambition did not stop at the boarders of the new empire, merely he instead wanted to extend it further east. During their campaign in India the wheels were set in motion to the untimely death of Alexander the Great, a few generals a year earlier to Alexanders demise, plotted against him and were later executed for their conspiracy. Alexander might have squashed the squabble that his men had at the time; they still, however, grew weary after a decade long conquest and refused to assimilate into Persian culture. Some historians suggest they then took it upon themselves to rid themselves of Alexander instead of a random fever that rendered him ill. Either way the military genius that vanquished each of his enemies on the battlefield in a strategic way that even the greatest generals before him only dreamed of, nevertheless, he unfortunately failed to properly lay down the cornerstone foundation of government policies after his adversaries were defeated, so when death came for Alexander it also brought with it the collapse of the empire Alexander personally maintained as the generals of the army fought amongst each other seeking the right to govern the regions they