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Classical Civilization Dr. Nivin El Asdoudi 23rd of January 2021
Maryam Salah El Dien Mohamed Adel Ibrahim El Sayed
, Alexander the Great.
Marble head of Alexander the Great at the British Museum found at Alexandria. 1st – 2nd century B.C.
Alexander III of Macedon, the man with an eye as dark as the night and another as blue
as the sky, was a man of a short but eventful life. His consecutive achievements that were never
interrupted by a failure speak for themselves, making him worthy of having the Great
permanently attached to his name. The fact that he was known for never loosing a battle and
being the son of a man who was able to conquer Greece justifies why his military strategies and
tactics are taught in military academies to this day.
In July 356 B.C., Alexander was born at Pella, Macedonia to King Philip II and Queen
Olympias. He showed all signs of leadership and wit at an early age, foreshadowing the
prodigious leader he was to become. At the age of 12, he was able to ride a feral horse called
Bucephalus. Bucephalus held a special place in Alexander’s heart; he renamed a city in India
Bucephala after his death. Alexander, for being an only child for a while, received an unmatched
amount of care and attention. Philip ensured the cultivation of his successor, so he hired
Lysimachus of Acarnania to teach him how to rad and write, as well as playing the lyre.
Aristotle, history’s greatest philosopher, tutored him from the age of 13 to 16, guaranteeing that
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