Why was Alexander called The Great?

Question

Alexander The Great..

Answer 1

he ruled and was the greatest general in history. he took most of the known world. if he lived, the world would be a differnet place

Answer 2

It was a compromise with the Greek Leadership and the Greek People. Alexander wanted to be decalred a God llike Hercules, he claimed his feats were equal to that of Hercules and felt he deserved it. Naturally the Greek Kings did not want to recongize a living person as a God for various reasons mostly political but also the debate if they even had the ability. Rather them declare Alexander a God the choose to call his Alexander the Great. Meaning greater than man and greater than a King but far less than a God.

Answer 3

So many reasons, at a time when King Phillip ruled Macedonia (north of greece) he had a large empire and he eventually had a son. Alexander growing up was a born leader and was tought by one of the most influential of people in the ancient world, Aristotle. Alexander ruled the entire known world by conquering Persia, the main rival. Establishing an empire and a prosperous one was to come. He eventually dragged his armies east to india where he faced many hardships, he eventually died of disease.

-ruled the known world at like 25
-established Alexandria, the jewel of Egypt
-united Macedonia and Greece
-conquered longtime rival Persia
-a great military leader, one of the best ever, and inspired his men to great lengths

You can see the movie Alexander, its with Colin Farrell, its not that good but its ok, it gives a good idea on what his life was like

Answer 4

After conquering most of the known world at such an early point
in his life, Alexander the Way Cool doesn't have the same ring to it.

Answer 5

Alexander the Great (Greek: Μέγας Ἀλέξανδρος,[1] Megas Alexandros; July 356 BC–June 11, 323 BC), also known as Alexander III, king of Macedon (336–323 BC), was one of the most successful military commanders in history. Before his death, he conquered most of the world known to the ancient Greeks. Alexander is also known in the Zoroastrian Middle Persian work Arda Wiraz Nāmag as "the accursed Alexander" due to his conquest of the Persian Empire and the destruction of its capital Persepolis. He is known as Eskandar-e Maqduni (Alexander of Macedonia) in Persian, Dhul-Qarnayn (the two-horned one) in Middle Eastern traditions, al-Iskandar al-Kabeer in Arabic, Sikandar-e-azam in Urdu and Hindi, Skandar in Pashto, Alexander Mokdon in Hebrew, and Tre-Qarnayia in Aramaic (the two-horned one), apparently due to an image on coins minted during his rule that seemingly depicted him with the two ram's horns of the Egyptian god Ammon. Sikandar, his name in Urdu and Hindi, is also a term used as a synonym for "expert" or "extremely skilled".

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Answer 6

Because he conquered so many lands, almost the entire world. He only was stopped when he came to India and his men were completely taken aback by the troops on elephants, animals they had never seen before!

Answer 7

if you had conquered great quantities of lands your name would be The Great ,too

Answer 8

cuz he was great. conquered lands. expanded territory. and has NEVER been defeated.

Answer 9

he was very arrogant...he insisted on it and after he croaked it just stuck.