Tell about Alexander The Great ?

Despite having three wives, he was also rumored to have had sexual relations with at least one man. This didn’t necessariliy make Alexander gay, however

Little is known about Alexander’s three-year tutelage but presumably by the end of it Aristotle’s wise but worldly approach had sunk in.

Upon his crossing into Asia Minor in 334 BC, Alexander was soon confronted by a Persian army that was waiting for him the other side of the Granicus river. Alexander was almost-killed in the attack that followed.

At age 13, Alexander was tutored by the great philosopher Aristotle. His tutelage lasted for about 3 years, and Aristotle taught him government, philosophy, politics, poetry, drama, and sciences.

According to legend, while still a prince in Greece, Alexander sought out the famed ascetic Diogenes the Cynic, who rejected social niceties and slept in a large clay jar.

On the date of Alexander’s birth, King Philip was greeted with some good news. His general Parmenion had defeated the Illyrian and Paeonian armies, and his horses won at the Olympic Games.

Alexander fought Darius at Issus, in modern day Syria. Alexander’s army was possibly only half the size of Darius’, but the narrow battle-site ensured Darius’ larger numbers counted for little.

Alexander approached the thinker in a public plaza, asking Diogenes if there was anything he in his great riches could do for him. “Yes,” Diogenes replied, “stand aside; you’re blocking my sun.

When Alexander was ten years old, he was brought a horse by a trader from Thessaly. The horse proved impossible to tame, and his father ordered it sent away. Alexander noticed that the horse was afraid of its shadow and pleaded for permission to tame the horse.

After defeating Darius again in 331 BC, the Persian King was overthrown and murdered by one of his satraps (barons). The Achaemenid dynasty essentially died with Darius, and Alexander was now king of Persia as well as Macedon.

In historian Plutarch’s book Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, Plutarch reported that Alexander possessed a “most agreeable odor,” and that his breath and body perfumed his clothes

Not satisfied with conquering Persia, Alexander had a desire to conquer all of the known world, which was widely believed to be surrounded by a ocean that surrounded India. He crossed the Hindu Kush into ancient India in 327 BC. It would be the bloodiest part of his campaigns.

Alexander was charmed by Diogenes’ refusal to be impressed, stating, “If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.”
Years later, in India, Alexander paused his military conquests to have lengthy discussions with the gymnosophists, “naked philosophers” from the Hindu or Jain religions who eschewed human vanity—and clothing.

When Alexander was just 16, King Philip instigated a war against the Byzantion, and as both heir apparent and Prince Regent, Alexander was left in charge. In Philip’s absence, Alexander defended Macedonia against a revolt by the Thracian Maedi and drove them from their territory.

Alexander’s forces fought against King Porus, King of the Pauravas in 326 BC. Again, Alexander was victorious, but the battle was costly. He attempted to take his army across the Hyphasis (Beas) river, but they refused and demanded to turn back. Alexander acquiesced.

Alexander the Great’s military tactics and strategies are still studied in military academies today. From his first victory at age 18, Alexander gained a reputation of leading his men to battle with impressive speed, allowing smaller forces to reach and break the enemy lines before his foes were ready.

. Caesar and his nephew Augustus greatly admired Alexander the Great, and whenever they stayed in Alexandria, they would visit his tomb to pay their respects.

In many of his most important and decisive victories, Alexander was significantly outnumbered. But his army consisted of well-trained veterans, while Alexander had superb grasp of military strategy. He was also prepared to take big risks, lead charges and go into battle with his men. All of this swung fortune in his favour.

After securing his kingdom in Greece, in 334 B.C. Alexander crossed into Asia (present-day Turkey) where he won a series of battles with the Persians under Darius III.

In a legend similar to Arthur and Excalibur, a Greek oracle foretold that whoever was able to untie the knot of Gordium would go on to become the true ruler of Asia. When Alexander reached the town of Gordium on his Asian campaign, he decided to attempt the kno

He was lucky
Because Alexander led his army from the front, he diced with death many times during his military campaigns. At the Granicus River for instance, his life was only saved by the intervention of Cleitus the Black, who managed to cut off a Persian’s arm before he dealt a lethal blow to Alexander with his scimitar.

He approached Diogenes in a public square, and asked if there was anything that he, Alexander, could do for him with his riches. Diogenes supposedly replied, “stand aside; you’re blocking my sun.” Alexander was so amused by his blunt response that he reportedly told his generals “If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.”

he centerpiece of Alexander’s fighting force was the 15,000-strong Macedonian phalanx, whose units held off the sword-wielding Persians with 20-foot-long pikes called sarissa.

Alexander wanted to unify his Greek and Persian subjects
In 324 BC, Alexander arranged a mass wedding at Susa where he and his officers married noble Persian wives to try and unite the Greek and Persian cultures and legitimise himself as King of Asia. Nearly all these marriages, however, soon ended in divorce.

When Alexander’s father fell in love with and married his general’s niece, Cleopatra, Alexander’s place as heir was threatened. Alexander was only half Macedonian, but any child produced by Cleopatra would be fully Macedonian, and potentially have a stronger claim to the throne.