Alexander the Great Was Truly

Alexander the Great was truly a great leader. He was descended from a long line of leaders, and his leadership was good and wise. Web historians write that he believed he was "invincible and godlike," and "His family was thought to be descended from Hercules, and Alexander often emulated him as well as his personal hero, Achilles. Throughout his life, Alexander was encouraged by favorable omens and miracles that his diviners interpreted for him" (Untereker, Kossuth, and Kelsey). Alexander thought he was great, and he was an excellent fighter and leader. His men followed him around the Middle East and East for eight years, which is a long time to be away from home, and they were very loyal to him until the very end of that time.

On the other hand, not everyone felt Alexander was so great. Another historian writes, "St. Augustine considered Alexander a rogue with a global appetite for plunder; Dante put him in the seventh circle of Hell in the company of tyrants, murderers, and thieves" (Holt 1). Alexander's men did revolt against him after fighting away from home for eight long years, and he was a conqueror of many nations who resented him and his rules. He made people bow to him as if he was a God, and he was a very strict ruler. Many people did not like him because of his tactics, but he spread Greek culture around the world and helped the world modernize and become more global and more interested in trade and culture between nations.