Alexander The Great One of the greatest military geniuses of all time: Alexander the Great was born in Pella. He was king of the Macedonians and son of Philip II. He conquered the Persian Empire, which stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to India and constituted much of what was then regarded the civilized world. Alexander's conquests spread Greek ideas and customs in western Asia and Egypt. Hence, he made possible the Hellenistic Age. The ancient …
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…influential ruler. A new world order was established throughout the known world because of Alexander. He was a brilliant war strategist which helped him conquer Asia and many other regions. He was responsible for the Hellenistic Age and Greek culture ruled the world. The war strategies he used are even looked at today because he was so clever. It was because of him that Greek culture was able to survive and flourish throughout the world.