Alexander The Great: The King Of Macedonia
Alexander the Great, also known as Alexander III or Alexander of Macedonia, was the king of Macedonia who conquered the Persian empire, carried Macedonian arms to India and put down the roots for the Hellenistic world of territorial kingdoms. He was the son of Philip II and Olympias; however, his mother later claims that his real father was Zeus. From the beginning, Alexander was destined for greatness, as on the day of his birth “the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus burned down … Hegesias of Magnesia said it was of no surprise that the Temple of Artemis burnt down as the goddess was busy delivering Alexander into the world … To Philip, however, who had just taken Potidaea, there came three simultaneous messages. The first was that Parmenion had defeated the Illyrians in a great battle, the second was that his horse had won victory at the Olympic Games, and the third announced Alexander’s birth. These things, as might expected, delighted him. Then the seers raised his spirits even higher
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One of the earliest examples of Alexander’s great drive and ambition is from when he was around fourteen and his father was offered one of Thessaly’s famous breed of horses, however, it was found to be too wild and untameable. As his father grew angry and sent the horse away, Alexander was heard remarking, “What a horse they are losing, and all because they don’t know how to handle him, or dare not try!” (Plutarch, n.d.) Philip made a bargain with his son, who had declared he could better manage the horse than his elders, and he then proceeded to mount and ride the horse. As the story goes, Philip was so proud of Alexander that he was weeping as he said to him; “My son, look thee out a kingdom equal to worthy of thyself, for Macedonia is too little for thee.” This shows us of how even as a boy, he was without fear and very intelligent and
One of the earliest examples of Alexander’s great drive and ambition is from when he was around fourteen and his father was offered one of Thessaly’s famous breed of horses, however, it was found to be too wild and untameable. As his father grew angry and sent the horse away, Alexander was heard remarking, “What a horse they are losing, and all because they don’t know how to handle him, or dare not try!” (Plutarch, n.d.) Philip made a bargain with his son, who had declared he could better manage the horse than his elders, and he then proceeded to mount and ride the horse. As the story goes, Philip was so proud of Alexander that he was weeping as he said to him; “My son, look thee out a kingdom equal to worthy of thyself, for Macedonia is too little for thee.” This shows us of how even as a boy, he was without fear and very intelligent and