Have you ever wondered, how great really was Alexander the Great? Was he a nice guy or was he a person like Asoka who would not stop conquering? In my opinion he was a good guy, I mean you can’t pass up on the fact that he conquered 2,000,000 square miles1 to carry on his father’s legacy of being the king of Macedonia.2
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- Lead the Macedonian attacks at only the age of 20!3
- I mean nobody can say no to that. People these days at the age of 20 are just Playing video games!
- At the age of 30 he practically conquered the entire ancient world,1 even Persia which was the most greatest in the ancient world.. In these days, people are just living very simple life while they are out as a king and conquering the entire ancient world!
- He is not like other rulers, Alexander actually listened to his followers and his soldiers.4 He also respects everyone’s cultures.1
Alexander the great was very great and sure he might have killed only about 100,000 people1 in the process of conquering the land and only about 30,000 people were sent out on slavery,5 but that doesn’t cover the fact that Alexander did so many good things that the bad things are basically nothing! In conclusion, Alexander the Great is in fact great!
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SOURCES
1: Alexander’s legacy (chart)
2: Background Essay
3: Alexander’s March
4: The Legend of the Helmet
5: Another Battle
