Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great By: Robin Fox Lane Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia, conqueror of the Persian Empire and one of the greatest military geniuses of all times, had many books written about his life and deeds. The book that was read for this term paper was a biography called, “Alexander the Great.” Robin Lane Fox wrote this biography in 1974. The book goes into great detail about Alexander’s early life, to his intense and …

…was a very generous man that did not deserve all the hardships that he had to face. Although he did have a lot of problems, I respected him for rising above these problems to successfully lead his army. Although the book was lengthy, I enjoyed reading the whole thing. I believe that after Alexander’s eleven-year journey of conquests from Egypt to India, I can understand why he is now known as, Alexander the Great!