Alexander The Great was just an extraordinary person. He decides to conquer the Persian Empire to just to take a revenge on the Persians - due to their harsh behaviors with the Greeks. To seek his revenge, he starts to travel into the Persian Empire, conquering each and every places. In fact, he ended up destorying the Persian capital - Persopolis; he burns the palace as well as the city. Alexander was very harsh with the people in the Persian Empire, due to his revenge. Before Alexander could kill Darius, the Persian King, he was already found dead, murdered by Besus, who was Persian. According to Alexander, this was a betrayal to the king, so he went after Besus. Over all, Alexander did everything, conquered the whole Persian Empire due to revenge, which is normal, there were many conflicts in ancient world in which the kings would take revenge on each other.
Alexander should be called The Great, because he conquered the whole Persian Empire, which was not an easy job. The Persian Empire extended from the Mediterranean to Northern India, which was consisted of the Royal Road, canals, gardens, etc. Alexander wanted to conquere India as well which he would have if he had not gotten hurt by an arrow in the battle - which made him retreat his troops.
So the fact that he was doing all this out of a need for revenge for a war 150 years earlier doesn't detract from your view of him and his greatness? Don't forget to proofread! Check plus
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