Alejandro Magno

Alexander the great

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Alexander the great

• Alexander the great, son of Olympias and Philip II of Macedon.
• From a very young age he was taught to value the works of the great Greek poets, such as the Iliad, and already in adolescence he became a student of the philosopher Aristotle, who greatly influenced his interest in geography, botany, and zoology.
• In “Parallel lives,” Alexander is compared to Julius Caesar.

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alexander the great

• The most important Macedonian king of all time quickly became legendary, given the vast empire he built over the conquered territories.
• From his native Greece, the kingdom of Megas Alexandros expanded through Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, Persia and the region currently occupied by Pakistan, crossing the Indus River and staying at the gates of the Indian subcontinent.

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