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The Conquests of Alexander the GreatOne of the greatest and most successful generals in all of history was Alexander the Great. He was a brilliant, patient and often devious man that never struck without careful planning. Alexander make decisions with great speed and took extraordinary risks, his success was achieved by his show of sheer force and will to overcome. During his lifetime, he defeated the Persians and Greeks, conquered Egypt and Asia Minor, and secured the Mediterranean Sea. Alexander was born in 356 BC to King Phillip II and his wife Olympias. In the summer of 336 BC Phillip was assassinated, and Alexander ascended to the Macedonian throne. He found himself surrounded by enemies from near and far, and disposed of these people by ordering their execution. He quickly marched to Thessaly, where partisans of independence had gained ascendancy, and restored Macedonian rule. By the end of the summer he had re-established his position in Greece, and was elected head of the Greek forces for a war against Persia by a congress of states in Corinith.Alexander began his war against Persia in the spring of 334 BC by crossing the HeThe Conquests of Alexander the GreatOne of the greatest and most successful generals in all of history was Alexander the Great. He was a brilliant, patient and often devious man that never struck without careful planning. Alexander make decisions with great speed and took extraordinary risks, his success was achieved by his show of sheer force and will to overcome. During his lifetime, he defeated the Persians and Greeks, conquered Egypt and Asia Minor, and secured the Mediterranean Sea. Alexander was born in 356 BC to King Phillip II and his wife Olympias. In the summer of 336 BC Phillip was assassinated, and Alexander ascended to the Macedonian throne. He found himself surrounded by enemies from near and far, and disposed of these people by ordering their execution. He quickly marched to Thessaly, where partisans of independence had gained ascendancy, and restored Macedonian rule. By the end of the summer he had re-established his position in Greece, and was elected head of the Greek forces for a war against Persia by a congress of states in Corinith.Alexander began his war against Persia in the spring of 334 BC by crossing the He