The Legacy of Alexander the Great's Empire

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The Legacy of Alexander the Great
Alexander the III of Macedon was not dubbed the Great for nothing. Although originally from Greece, his impact was vast reigning over Europe, Africa and Asia. He was the King of Macedonia, Pharaoh of Egypt, and King of Persia. The Great in Greece but the Accursed for the Middle East. Having succeeded the throne from his father Philip II at twenty years old, he sure spent the soaring years of his youth in unparalleled military conquests that when he turned a decade older, he already had one of the largest empires (Green, 1991).
Conquests
At first, it did not go smoothly for Alexander. It did not seem that he was destined for greatness. He had to flee Macedon due to family problems but shortly returned and begun his reign as the king despite the huge issues. He did not waste a moment and quickly secured his position and the realms of his power by eradicating those that threaten his place in the kingdom such as rivals and those that revolt against him, the first being the Thessalians whom he had made to surrender and join in to his own military force. His goal was to go to Asia but before he could do that, he had make sure that he had a country to return to, so he defeated every surrounding country that was not in his favor starting with the north such as the Amphipolis, Triballi, Danube, and then to the west Illyria and Taulanti, and then to the south with the Thebans and Athenians. Finally when the entire Greece was pacified, Alexander set forth for Asia. Even during his father’s time, Philip II already wanted to fight the Persians for a purpose different from Alexander’s. All the father wanted was to help the Greeks that had been taken over by the Persians. However upon his death, the soldiers he sent and the Greeks that were to be saved lost courage and ended up losing the fight. When Alexander the Great took the position, he was determined not only to save his people but to ultimately defeat the Achaemenid empire. He began his series of victories at the Battle of Granicus, and then to the Ioanian coast, Miletus, Halicarnassus, and to the rest of the Persian territories both seas, mountains, and plains. He took a hiatus in his conquests as he got seriously ill and then continued on to Syria, Levant, and Tyre. He really proved himself to be a great strategist since despite the constant advantages his opponents had such as outnumbering his own military forces, he always came out victor. He was very dominant and very determined.
Egypt. From Tyre to Egypt, everything had become easy for Alexander the Great as many towns simply did not fight back, except for one, Gaza. The town had very secure fortifications that even the engineers were convinced that they cannot penetrate such place. It challenged Alexander even more and of course succeeded in the end. He finally reached Egyp...