One of the greatest generals in all of history was Alexander The Great. Alexander was born in the capital of Macedonia where his father, Phillip II, was king. His mother, Olympias, was the princess of Epirus. Leonidas trained Alexander’s body, Lysimachus taught him letters, and Aristotle formed his mind. Perhaps it was the philosopher who instilled into the mind of the youth that ardor for unity, which gave some grandeur to Alexander’s victories (…showed first 75 words of 1677 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1677 total…territory. He started out as a brave and generous man but towards the end of his life, Alexander became more unjust and cruel. This, like many other things in history, shows that “Absolute power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Bibliography 1) Wepman, Dennis. Alexander The Great. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1992 2) Durant, Will. The Life of Greece: Alexander. New York: Simon And Schuster, 1939 3) Krensky, Stephen. Conqueror and Hero: The Search for Alexander. Boston: Little Brown, 1981