1. Trained in philosophy from Aristotle. How many leaders claim that history had a tutor of the greatest philosophers? Of all intellectuals prestigious Academy of Athens, father of Alexander 384-322 BC Aristotle chose to mentor 13-year-old son. Aristotle, who had been a student of Plato, was offered a very good move for the city Miezas, deep in Macedonia. In the temple he learned Nimfit geography, zoology, politics and medicine.
2. The horse named Bucefalus. Philip bought a horse named Bucefalus for 13 talents (1 talent = 27 kg of gold), but was afraid angry animal and its shadow. Alexander put bet with his father that the horse would get dangerous. Bucefalusin He turned toward the sun, so that the shadow to fall back and climbed on. Then the father said: "My son, you must find a kingdom as great as your ambitions. Macedonia is small for you." Horse remained faithful until death, in the current Pakistan.
3. The father took the throne without mercy. Alexander's father was stabbed by bodyguards in 336 BC, at a wedding feast. Some believe that Alexander behind the murder, even forced to kill baby Olympia Philip last wife. Alexander sold as slaves 30 thousand inhabitants.
4. Military style perfected Macedonian phalanx. Developed by Philip, Falanga was a close up of soldiers, that their tactics were indestructible.
5. Crossed the Hellespont Strait. After solidifikoi rule in Macedonia and Greece, Alexander looked from Asia and the Persian Empire, led by Darius III. With 60 boats, horse he Hellespont-in, a strait that separates Europe from Asia, now called Dadanelles, in 334 BC. When it came down to the shore, thrust his sword into the sand and declared them his own land. The first visit was for tourism, in Troy, held under the pillow after Iliadën of Homer.
6. Select Gordion knot. According to legend, Phrygian-s, who lived in central Turkey today, was told by the oracle to make the first human king would go to town with a cart. As fate like, this man was Gordius, a poor peasant. After marriage, dedicated Gordiusi cart Zeus and tied to a pole outside the temple with dogwood bark strengthened with time. It was said that anyone who would choose to invade Asia knot. Alexander did not let them escape such a possibility, but unable to solve, cut with a sword out of spite. Since that day, Gordon node is synonymous with a difficult problem that requires an original solution.
7. Simply divine, son of the gods declared. After defeating the Persians at the battle of Isusit, Alexander decided to enter into Egypt, which was under Persian rule for 200 years. Egyptians hated the Persians to heavy taxes and religious jotelarancën. They anointed him with pleasure Alexander as pharaoh, promoting cultural exchange between Greece and Egypt that lasted three hundred years. In the temple of Zeus in Egypt, the priests said that he was the son of Zeus, which despite it's believed in it or not, he used to his advantage.
8. Founded Alexandria. In addition to building cities, Alexander founded the new 20, placing his name. Alexandria is the most durable on the bank of the Nile delta.
9. Defeated the Persians. Less than a year in Egypt, Alexander decided to pursue the Persian emperor Darius III. With an army of 47 thousand versus 200 thousand soldiers forces of Darius, Alexander divided why. Darius escaped on horseback, but was later killed by one of his men.
10. The expanded empire in India. His vision in Asia ended in the rest of India. Wanting to conquer the continent, he persuaded the soldiers to march to the east. Mountains of his weary men. Quickly realized that Asia was greater light than the treasury had imagined. Then gathered his army and returned, but by another way and this was the error of Alexander. 15 thousand men died from starvation and heat in the desert Gedrosan, more ç'humbi in battle. Made their own travel and health of Alexander. At a banquet in Babylon, he drank too much and fell ill, probably due to malaria. He died several days later at the age of 33.
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