Alexander The great

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Cyril Ekierman S3Fra

Introduction

Alexander the Great was the Greek king of Macedon from 356 BC to 323 BC. He was a very good warrior and was known to be one of the best military commanders in history. When he died, he had conquered nearly all the world known by the Greeks.

1°) Alexander's early life

Alexander the Great or Alexander III of Macedon was born on the 20 of July 356 BC in Pella, the capital of Macedon. His father was the king Philip II of Macedon and his mother was Olympias of Epirus, Philip's fourth wife. According to the legend, one of Philip's ancestor was Heracles and one of Olympias ancestor was the son of Zeus and a nymph. A very famous legend says that Philip wasn't Alexander Father, it was Zeus: Philip was scared of sleeping with Olympias because she liked sleeping with snakes in her bed! Alexander used this legend lots of times in politics, calling himself a son of Zeus.

In his early years, Alexander was raised by his nanny: Lanike. Later, Alexander was educated by a strict teacher: Leonidas, a friend of his mother. But it was Aristotle, who