Alexander, the Great of Macedon, was undefeated in battle and acknowledged as a military genius.
Alexander of Macedon was born in Pella, the capital of the ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedon, to King Philip the Second and his fourth wife, Olympias.
Alexander was raised in the traditional Macedonian Way, learning to read and ride horses to fight and hunt at the age of 13.
King Philip appointed Aristotle as Alexander’s tutor, teaching him medicine, philosophy, logic, and morals at the age of 16.
Alexander was made Regent while his father went to war, and in 336 BC, his head bodyguard assassinated King Philip, and Alexander was made King by the noblemen and the army of Macedon.
Alexander began his reign by eliminating all rivals to his throne and his mother, Olympus ensured that no question remained over Alexander’s claim to the throne by having King Philip’s youngest
wife, Eurydice and her daughter burned alive.
After Philip died, much of Macedon revolted. So Alexander quickly responded using diplomatic methods wherever possible and reasserted Macedonian control over the provinces.
Alexander then set out to conquer the Persian Empire and against huge odds, he led his armies to victories in Asia Minor, Syracuse and Egypt; without losing a single battle, he took Mesopotamia in modern-day Iraq at the Battle of Gaugamela and captured Babylon in 331 BC.
He was now the leader of the Greeks, overlord of Asia Minor Pharaoh of Egypt and king of Persia; he was just 25 years old trade flourished under his rule, and he United the Empire with Greek language and culture.
He personally adopted foreign customs in order to rule his vast empire effectively. Alexander died in Babylon in 323 BC, age 32; at the time of his death, his empire spanned three continents from Greece in the West-East to the Indian Punjab, north to the Danube and south to Egypt, and covered two million square miles.