Alexander the Great

Today in class we watched a movie on possibly the greatest fighter known, Alexander of Macedonia. We saw Alexander's childhood when his father purchases Bucephalus, Alexander's horse. He was only aloud to have the horse if he could tame it. Which he did in no time at all. It is thought that Alexander's father, Philip II of Macedon, was jealous of his son because Aristotle taught Alexander. Aristotle is one of the greatest minds ever. He learned about Greek culture, language, history, and battle tactics. Alexander became captain of the Macedonian army at the age of 16 after his father died. He also became ruler of Macedonia after his father died. The most significant battle Gaugamela was the bloodiest ever fought. It was against Darius III of Persia. Darius was said to have been responsible for Alexander's father's assassination and Alexander wanted revenge for it.