Alexander III, or Alexander the Great is great for may reasons, and a lot of people look up to him, other famous people also look up to him, most prominently Julius Caesar, Napoleon Bonaparte and that other german guy we don't talk about. We can go in depth about these two in another post I'll never do, but let's just stick with Alexander.
he was born in Macedon, Ancient Greece in July 356 B.C and was tutored by Aristotle up to the age of 16 and assumed the throne in 336 B.C after his father's assassination. From here on out, in his prime is when he started making history as one of the world's greatest generals*.
He has conquered many civilizations during his reign, took part in many battles, such as the Battle of Thebes, conquested Asia Minor (Turkey) and the rest of the Achaemenid Empire, overthrowing Darius III, and besieged Gaza during his Egyptian campaign, and eventually took part in his last battle during his campaign in Punjab, India, which is the Battle of the Hydaspes.
His life ended in Babylon in June 13, 323 at the age of 33, after a banquet and most likely a lot of alcohol. Several theories are that he was poisoned, or contracted malaria or typhoid fever, but who's to say.
The reason I admire such a man is no different from why Julius Caesar admired him. Alexander achieved a lot in 12 years of leadership, at such a young age too. I do not aspire to be like him though, mostly because we're in a time and age where it is frowned upon, but also because I highly doubt I can achieve such tremendous feats. He is just the few people that I think about when I'm bored.
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