Alexander the Great was great

Today in Honor's Western Civilization we discussed, as a class, how much Alexander the Great was an influence towards the Macedonian Empire and the entire south Europe and southwest Asia. Alexander the Great was made king just when he was a shocking 20 years old. His father was the previous leader of Macedonia and was about to conquer Persia when he was killed. To honor his father's dreams Alexander decided to conquer Persia. This is when Alexander first came into contact with King Darius II. Alexander defeated Darius causing him to flee the country. Every time Alexander's troops came into contact with Darius' troops it was a slaughter. Darius' military tactics were nowhere near as powerful as Alexander's. Alexander eventually completely conquered the Persian Empire. Alexander carried on to conquer parts of India and southwest Asia. His reign lived on until he and his troops returned home after 11 years of over 11,000 miles of walking. Once he returned he died.

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