Alexander_The_Great

Alexander The Great Alexander The Great In 338 B.C., Phillip II of Macedonia took over Greece. He did not do so with the intent to subjugate them, but to lead them. He wanted to lead them against Persia. He organized and united the Greeks, raised an army of about 60,000 troops, then was assassinated by one of his own nobles in 336 BC. Phillip’s son then took over when he was twenty years old. His name was Alexander, and in this essay I will discuss Alexander, his accomplishments, and his effects on Hellenistic society. Alexander had already established a reputation among the army. At age fourteen he was commanding sections of the army, not because he was the king’s son, but because he had demonstrated outstanding battle skills and strategy. By age seventeen, he had complete control of large sections of the army. So, now the army followed him not just because he was the rightful heir to their throne, but also because they chose to. In 334 B.C., the Macedonian led Greek army began their attack on Persia. Along with the army, Alexander brought historians, scribes, alexander, great, army, persian, over, darius, because, way, spread, river, one, men, each, back, about, took, through, phalanxes, phalanx, issus, greek, cavalry, came, bc, along, two, troops, name, king, just, time, small, side, persia, people