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Alexander is a inventor. ..
Explanation:
Alexander was born in Pella the city of Macedonia in 356 B.C. His father was the Philip II, who was the king of Macedonia, and his mother was the princess of Epirus whose name is Olympias. Alexander spent his childhood with the transforming of Macedonia into a great military power
One of Alexander’s first teachers was Leonidas, who was a relative of his mother; Philip hired Leonidas to train Alexander in math, archery, and horsemanship. And in 343 B.C, Alexander just 13 year old, Philip hired Aristotle, the Greek philosopher and scientist to be Alexander personal tutor. For three years after teaching form Aristotle , Alexander gain a lot of knowledge that were related to philosophy , government , political , poetry ,drama ,and the sciences, all of which became importance in Alexander later life.
Alexander’s education from Aristotle ended in 340 B.C. While Philip was assembled a large Macedonian army and invaded Thrace, he left Alexander who just 16 year old, with the power to rue Macedonia. Which show that Alexander has capacity enough to fight even thought he still young. But as the Macedonian army advanced deep into Thrace, the Thracian tribe of Maedi bordering north- eastern Macedonian rebelled and posed a danger to the country Alexander assembled an army, led it against the rebels and defeated the Maedi.
Two years later in 338 B.C, Philip gave Alexander a commanding post among the senior generals as the Macedonian army invaded Greece At the battle of Chaeronea, then the Greeks were defeated.
In 336 B.C at the ancient Macedonian capital of Aegai, while joining his daughter wedding Philip was assassinated by a young Macedonian noble, Pausanias. After Philip’s death, the generals agreed and proclaimed Alexander the ruler of Macedon. In order to secure his throne, Alexander killed everyone who could have a possible claim to kingship.
Although Alexander was the king of Macedon, Alexander did not gain control of the Corinthian. Some Greek states rejoiced at Philip murder, and Athens wanted to rule the League. Throughout Greece independence movements arose, Alexander led armies to Greece to stop these movements. The Greek states quickly recognized him as their leader, while Sparta still refused to join. The league gave Alexander unlimited military powers to attack Persia, a large kingdom to the east of Greece.
In October 335 B.C Alexander came to Macedon and prepared to Persian. In numbers of troops, ships, and wealth, Alexander’s resources were inferior to those of Darius III (380-330 B.C) who was the king of Persia. In 334 B.C Alexander’s army fought with Darious’s army for the first time. Alexander’s army defeated the Persian and continued to move west. Darius’s capitals at Sardis feel easily, followed by cities of Miletus and Halicarnassus. The territories where Alexander conquered formed the foundations of his Asian empire. Then in autumn 334 B.C Alexander had crossed the southern coast of Asia Minor (now Turkey). In Asia Minor, Alexander cut the famous Gordian knot. According to tradition, whoever untied the intricate Gordian knot would become ruler of Asia. Many people began to believe that Alexander had godlike powers and was destined to rule Asia.
In 333 B.C Alexander moved his forces east and then met the Darious’s forces at the city of Issus. Alexander used creative military formations to beat Darius’s forces. Darius fled. Alexander then attacked the Persian royal camp where he gain lots of riches and captured the royal family. He treated Darius’s wife, mother, and three children with respect. Darius’s armies were defeated, Alexander proclaimed himself as a King of Asia.
As a result of the defeat, Darius wanted to sign a truce with Alexander. He offered a large ransom for his family, a marriage alliance, a treaty of friendship and part of his empire, but Alexander ignored Darius’s offer because he wanted to conquer all of Asia.
In September 331 B.C Alexander defeated the Persians at the Battle of Gaugamela. The Persian army collapsed, but Darius fled again. Instead of chasing Darius, Alexander explored Babylonia, which was the region that Darius had abandoned. The land had rich farmlands, palaces and treasures. Alexander became the king of Babylon, King of Asia, and king of the four Quarters of the world.
Alexander caught up king Darius in July 330 B.C but Darius’s assistants had assassinated him. Alexander ordered a royal funeral with honors for his enemy. As Darius’s successor, Alexander captured the assassins and punished them based on Persian Law. Alexander was the king of Persia and he began to wear Persian royal clothes. Alexander respected the local customs everywhere.