Facts to be presented:
- Alexander was one of the Greatest conquerors that ever walked the Earth
- He was the king of Macedonia
- His father was Philip II of Macedon
- He was tutored, as a child, by Aristotle
- When Alexander was 12 he tamed a horse that was believed to be impossible to be tamed, and his father is rumored to have said “O my son, look thee out a kingdom equal to and worthy of thyself, for Macedonia is too little for thee”
- The horse that he tamed was named Bucephalus
- When Alexander was 16 he was allowed to rule Macedonia while his father, Philip II, was out on a military campaign in Thrace
- When Philip II was assassinated, Alexander took the throne of Macedon.
- Alexander claimed to be the descendant of Hercules on his father's side and Achilles on his mother’s side.
- Alexander soundly defeated the Persian Empire at the Battle of Issus, The Battle of Issus is considered the beginning of the downfall of the Persian Empire.
- Alexander destroyed the Persian Empire at the battle of Gaugamela
- Alexander attacked King Porus at the Battle of Hydaspes, and Alexander won, but the Macedonian army sustained major losses. He was impressed by King Porus’s bravery, and made him a satrap of his empire. He absorbed Porus’s Empire into his own empire. His troops wanted to turn back after the Battle of Hydaspes because the were tired and scared to face another giant Indian army.
- He died at the age of 32 of a fever after drinking wine, many suspected his wine was poisoned.
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