Why was alexander the great great?

Alexander the Great In the wake of Oliver Stone's epic movie about the Macedonian conqueror's life we at LiveScience believe a reassessment of his triumphs is needed to right the wrongs inflicted by Colin Farrell's hair, Angelina Jolie's lips and Val Kilmer's performance. read more

When Alexander was 13, Philip called on the great philosopher Aristotle to tutor his son. Aristotle sparked and fostered Alexander’s interest in literature, science, medicine and philosophy. Alexander was just 16 when Philip went to battle the Byzantiums and left him in charge of Macedonia. read more

Alexander the Great’s father, Philip, is the Greek equivalent to Emperor Qin of China and Shogun Tokugawa of Japan: he unified the Greeks into a nation, instead of a number of independent city-states with colonies they were before. read more