Macedonia's Philip II king told his son Alexander the Great When he was barely 17 years old: “Search, my son, a kingdom equal to you, because in Macedonia,” the father told his descendant. Many history experts point out that Alexander the Great, who defeated the Persians and expanded his empire to the current Indian, was a great inspiration for subsequent leaders, such as the case of the case of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Alejandro Magno was born in 356 AC and was a member of the Royal Epirus Family. Of all his brothers, Alejandro was the fact that his father Philip chose as a heir king and, for this reason, he was educated as such a person from the day he arrived in the world and was a student of the famous Aristotle. The famous philosopher caused the young Alejandro to be interested in the Greek culture and the ancient epic.
On the other hand, his military training was in charge of Clitwho was an outstanding soldier in his time than for things in life He was killed by Alejandro Magno himself years later. This terrible fact occurred in Samarcando and the root of it to put on the face that was bought with the gods.
The conquest of Persia
Alexander the Great, after achieving control of the HeladeHe sent his army of about 40,000 soldiers to fight against the powerful and feared Persian empire. Despite superiority numbers of the troops of the Persian King Darío III, Alejandro defeated them in several important battles. Consequently, Alejandro Magno wrote his name in history.
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Death and dramatic final of Alexander the Great
It should be noted that although Alexander the Great was a hero for many people for all the success he achieved throughout the widow, his list of enemies and traitors was also very long. In this context of distrust and betrayal, Hefestion It was his trusted man. Friendship and trust were so great that when this person died, the legend explains that Alexander the Great went crazy: he shaved his head, canceled all his commitments and took the body of his dear friend to Babylon.
Once in Babylon, Alejandro ordered to celebrate Jfuneral uegos in honor of the deceased hefestion. But this would not be the only death, since Alejandro Magno himself died in the Babylon Palace with 33 years of age. The Official reason for death is that it was because of a very high feverbut the disease was not really specified. For this reason several diseases have been proposed. There is even the hypothesis that Alexander the Great was poisoned, although there is no evidence to demonstrate this crime.
