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==Ruler of Macedonia==

==Ruler of Macedonia==

[[Image:Alex2.jpg|thumb|left|250px|ancient Greek fresco of Alexander in action]]

[[Image:Alex2.jpg|thumb|left|250px|ancient Greek fresco of Alexander in action]]

His father's death left a twenty year-old Alexander king of Macedonia and Greece.  The Greeks had no love of being ruled by anyone, especially not by "barbarians" (What they called the Macedonians who generally lacked their level of sophistication and refinement.)  With the death of Phillip, they revolted believing they could easily break away from the new young ruler.  They were about to become the first people to experience the depth of his military genius.  

His father's death left a twenty-year-old Alexander king of Macedonia and Greece.  The Greeks had no love of being ruled by anyone, especially not by "barbarians" (What they called the Macedonians who generally lacked their level of sophistication and refinement.)  With the death of Phillip, they revolted believing they could easily break away from the new young ruler.  They were about to become the first people to experience the depth of his military genius.  

Once Alexander reconquered [[Greece]], he decided to put into action his father’s plan of conquering Persia, led by the Persian king [[Darius]]. He formed an army of thirty thousand foot soldiers, five thousand cavalry men, and engineers to build siege engines.

Once Alexander reconquered [[Greece]], he decided to put into action his father’s plan of conquering Persia, led by the Persian king [[Darius]]. He formed an army of thirty thousand foot soldiers, five thousand cavalry men, and engineers to build siege engines.

==Early Death==

==Early Death==

In 323 BC, after a period of very heavy drinking, Alexander died of fever.  He had ruled in Babylon for about a year.  To what extent he could have continued to bring about a harmony of cultures is unknown.  Failing to appoint a heir to carry on his legacy, his vast Empire descended into a generation of civil strife known as [[the Wars of the Diadochi]] upon his death.  During this period Alexander's empire broke up into four parts which would never be re-unified.

In 323 BC, after a period of very heavy drinking, Alexander died of fever.  He had ruled in Babylon for about a year.  To what extent he could have continued to bring about a harmony of cultures is unknown.  Failing to appoint an heir to carry on his legacy, his vast Empire descended into a generation of civil strife known as [[the Wars of the Diadochi]] upon his death.  During this period Alexander's empire broke up into four parts which would never be re-unified.

Although he is never mentioned by name, it is commonly believed that the [[book of Daniel]] in the [[Bible]] makes reference to Alexander and his sudden demise.

Although he is never mentioned by name, it is commonly believed that the [[book of Daniel]] in the [[Bible]] makes reference to Alexander and his sudden demise.

*[[The Diadochi]]

*[[The Diadochi]]

* [[List of military strategies and concepts]]

* [[List of military strategies and concepts]]