Alexander the Great was the King of Macedonia in Ancient Greece. His father, King Philip, was a brilliant military commander and politician. He had built up a strong army, and dreamt of invading Persia. Philip was assassinated on the eve of his invasion of Persia. His son, Alexander, took over the reins of both his father’s army and kingdom when he was just nineteen! He carried out his father’s invasion plans at once.
Schooled in war and politics by his father and in everything else by the legendary Greek philosopher Aristotle, Alexander was filled with knowledge of the world, and ambition for conquering it. In 331 BC, he defeated the Persian King Darius, and conquered Persia. However, Alexander was not satisfied. He wanted to conquer the world, and moved towards India. He entered India through the Khyber Pass. Astonishingly enough, Alexander brought with him a flotilla of war boats to cross the Jhelum River and his determination to succeed brought him victory after victory.
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