Alexander III's Impact On The Ancient World

Macedonia's Greatest king, Alexander III, left an everlasting impact in the ancient time, and even still to this day. Alexanders legacy was so powerful he influenced; the nature of war, society and culture, government, language, literature, and even architecture. Even though Alexander died at the ripe age of thirty-two his name will never be forgotten.

Alexander the Great was a premiant general who's name shook the ancient world. His empire expanded From Macedonia, down to Egypt, and through the Persian empire in which he captured. Alexander got the tools to success from his father's Greek-influenced identity, and we see King Phillip take the newly adapted phalanx fighting. This included longer spears for attacking, loading up on the enemy's …show more content…
He got the support of his men from the looting of towns he conquered, his willingness to take on the world, and being the leader of the first charge. We know of his bravery through stories, and we know he has had many injuries and near-death experiences. As a king with an empire as big as his, leading the charge showed just how ruthless he was, and if a king wouldn’t be willing to sacrifice himself why would his men die for him. To make sure his army was satisfied he promised them wealth, and with his raids to and through India, they did get wealthy. Although Alexander was great not everyone agreed with what he did. Throughout all of his wars he lost a lot of men, and with conquering the massive Persian Empire he started training Persians in the phalanx. Many of his men didn’t agree with this, because how could you let the people you conquered be a part of their army. Not only did he let Persians be trained in their army, but he started to adopt some Persian culture and identity which upset his Macedonian peers. However, being the king of this massive empire it was necessary to persuade the Persians to let him rule over them. As we see this was a big change in culture and society, and he was both loved and