Thousands of books have been written about Alexander the Great. He is one of the most famous men in history.  Alexander was a prince, the son of the king of Macedonia. He was born in Macedonia in 356 BCE. Macedonia was not a Greek city-state. It was a huge country in the north of Greece.    Alexander had Greek teachers, one of which was Aristotle. He spoke Greek. He knew the Greek history. He believed in the Greek gods. When he was a boy, Alexander dreamed of teaching everyone, everywhere, about the wonderful Greek culture he knew and loved so well.  Alexander was trained to be a ruler and a warrior and a leader of men. When Alexander grew up, he started to expand the Macedonia empire. Everywhere he went, he introduced the newly conquered people to Greek literature, myth, dance, language, money, medicine, art, and theatre. He allowed conquered people the opportunity to run their own country as long as they learned the Greek ways. Those people who refused were killed. Alexander never lost a battle.  Alexander died young. One day, he was out boating. He became quite ill and died shortly after. Before his death, he conquered the ENTIRE known world in the Mediterranean region. Everywhere he went, people were introduced to Greek culture and history.  Although Alexander was not a Greek by birth, scholars often refer to him as Alexander, the Great Greek.  Map of his route (moving map - watch where he goes!)   The Great Alexander  Macedonia  Free Ancient Greek Presentations in PowerPoint format    To learn more about Ancient Greece, click on Apollo