King Alexander Alexander the Great’s past was not one to model ones life after although he did make an impact on history today. He led a short life but it was not a wasteful one. He achieved many goals and ventured to many places and he deserves the right to hold his status he has today in history. In 336 B.C. Alexander’s father, King Philip, was murder. Alexander became King Alexander III. He …showed first 75 words of 765 total…

…showed last 75 words of 765 total…too became ill, and on June 13 he died in Babylon. He was 32. Modern historians have long suspected that he died from malaria, but recently it has been suggested that the culprit was typhoid fever. Alexander the Great over came many feats in his life and that alone should hold him worthy of the reputation he has today. To this day military colleges use his tactics to teach others. He truly deserves his position in history.