Well...Alexander does. Not just any Alexander, but Alexander of Macedonia. He was great for many reasons like being loyal to his people, sacrificing himself for his army, and being the foundation for the current future are three major factors. He was extremely generous and loyal to his people. Alexander went on an eight year conquest for his people. It wasn't at parts at a time, but for eight years straight. The map of Alexander's Empire circa 334 BCE shows he has expanded his empire over all of Persia, most of Egypt, outer part of Asia and a very small amount of India. The area that he has claimed allows more area for his people to live, which the people of his empire were 44% of the world's population.1
How many people do you know who would sacrifice themselves for their army. Alexander the great did. Lucius Flavius Arrianus, The Campaigns of Alexander tell of a story called The legend of the Helmet Alexander and his army are crossing the desert and are extremely parched from having no water what so ever. The sun was beating down on them while they trudged on with Alexander in the lead. Eventually a small group is sent off in search of water, but of course all they could find was a small puddle of water, so they gather it in a helmet and bring the water back to Alexander. He Appreciatively takes the water and in front of the whole army dumps the water onto the ground. The effect was so astonishing it was as good as a drink for every man in the army.2
And lastly how his actions then, affects us now. Alexander Brought together a lot of land. I mean a ton of land. How much land exactly? A chart of Alexander's Legacy shows 2,000,000 square miles of land. Which means that land would have similar religion, culture, and beliefs. That brings us to today. Apparently buddhism in India is a religion most directly influenced by the greek art and ritual.3
1 Source - Map of Alexander’s Empire circa 334 BCE
2 Source - Lucius Flavius Arrianus, The Campaigns of Alexander, circa 130 BCE
3 Source - Chart of Alexander’s Legacy
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