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Alexander The Great By Zarif Hosain
Alexander was the son of Philip,King of Mecadonia.One day his father watched Alexander tame a wild horse that noone could dared to handle and said seek out the land that is worthy of you.Alexander at the age of 20 began to enlarge his territory.His exceptional army called the pralarx was invincible.Alexander was more than just a warrior.His father mader sure that he was educated by great philosopher Aristotle.He loved hard physical exercise and dangerous deeds.When he was not fighting ,he was hunting lions and other fierce animals defying his generals to better than him.Alexander defeated Persians until he had conquered all the land under their territory including Egypt.Not content with winning the Persian Empire ,he pushed as far as the Indus River and entered India.His men were tired however and were unwilling to go further.Alexander retreated under the pressure from his army and died on the way back home.Thus came an end to mighty Alexander.
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