Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great deserves to be called “great” because of his intelligence, leadership, and overall accomplishments. Alexander the Great was the son of King Philip II of Macedon and Queen Olympia, so his family was very powerful. At age 11, Alexander was tutored by the famous Greek philosopher and scientist, Aristotle. With Aristotle, Alexander learned philosophy, government, politics, poetry, drama, and the sciences in three years.

One of Alexander’s many great accomplishments was taming the untamable horse, Bucephalus. He did this at only age 12 and rode Bucephalus to every battle. At age 16 while his father was out at war, Alexander, a prince, was made into the acting king. Within a year Alexander led his first attack on a rival tribe. Alexander also led the cavalry and helped his father defeat the Athens and Thebes forces. By the time Alexander was 20 years old, after Philip II was assassinated, Alexander was made into the King of Macedon. As king he managed to conquer the Persian Empire when he just 25 years old. One of his greatness accomplishments was building up the largest empire in the world at the time in only 13 years. Even after all the years since Alexander's rule, I think he should still be called great because all of his accomplishments in the past has effected places in the modern world.

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