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Alexander the Great and His Importance

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is known is that he was born to King Philip II and Queen Olympias of Greek Macedonia in 356 B.C., and that he ascended to the throne at the tender  age of 20. His privilege life seemed to ensure he would achieve greatness and his impressive intellect and strong personality ensured his lofty status. He would succeed where  his father failed by conquering Persia. His troops then moved onward into northern Africa, where in Egypt, Alexander was welcomed as a great liberator and worshipped as a god.  There, he established the cosmopolitan city of Alexandria, and from there, he would conquer the Asian jewel of India. At the time of his death from malaria at  the age of 33, the empire of Alexander the Great extended from the Ionian Sea into Northern India. He had envisioned unifying Asia and Europe, establishing a single capital  in Babylon, but only his premature death prevented this dream from becoming a reality. Perhaps Alexander the Greats most important and lasting achievement was the cultural assimilation he encouraged, particularly  in terms of spreading the Greek culture throughout the world. Although the Eastern cultures had greater longevity, it was the Western culture that achieved global dominance, due to the  efforts of Alexander the Great. He is still revered as one of the greatest military thinkers of all time, known particularly for "his swift tactical insight and deliberate strategic  planning... strength of will and leadership" (Burn, 1948, p. 274). He also succeeded in establishing a universal spoken and written language throughout his empire (After-Results, 2002). Furthermore, Alexander  the Great was responsible for the development of international trade and commerce, realizing that his empires economy could be stimulated by the building of ports and with every territorial conquest