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to every gain an empire he is one of
history’s most influential rulers and
conquered Asia before his 30th birthday
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
fascinating facts about Alexander the
Great
for this list we’re looking at the most
interesting tidbits regarding one of the
greatest military minds the world has
ever seen number 10
he had heterochromia Iridum Alexander’s
appearance is best represented by
statues and coins but neither of those
accurately portrays his most
distinguishing feature his different
colored eyes the condition known as
heterochromia Iridum or irides affects
approximately 6 out of 1,000 people
Alexander had complete heterochromia
where one iris is a completely different
color from the other Aryan a famous
Greek historian wrote quote he had one
eye dark as the night and one blue as
the sky this was echoed by British
historian peter green who reviewed
several ancient documents and determined
that one of his eyes was blue and the
other was brown number 9 Alexander’s
royal steed was also noteworthy it’s B
cephalus the magic horse of Alexander
degree no legendary commander is
complete without a noble steed upon
which to ride into battle according to
Plutarch Alexander won the horse when he
was about 12 years old by making a wager
with his father Philip who agreed to
purchase the animal if Alexander could
tame it the horse called Bucephalus was
a mighty steed who possessed a mighty
temper
Alexander realizing that the horse
simply feared his own shadow lured the
horse towards the Sun and successfully
calmed the animal Bucephalus served
Alexander in multiple battles before
eventually dying during the battle of
hadass bees in June 326 BC
number eight the conqueror liked to put
his name on cities speaking of
Bucephalus
Alexander actually named a city after
his horse in 326 BC on the hideauze
Bea’s now known as the Jhelum in fact he
founded or renamed up to 70 cities
during his conquest naturally he named
almost every single one after himself
calling them all Alexandria the most
famous Alexandria was founded at the
mouth of the Nile River in 331 BC once
the home of Cleopatra and the wondrous
great library it is currently the second
largest city in Egypt number seven
he was Aristotle student it is
it has always been how Greek dream to go
east the East has a way of swallowing
men and their dreams whether you study
classical history or not most people are
familiar with the name Aristotle one of
history’s greatest philosophers
Aristotle wrote on many subjects and is
considered by some to be the first
genuine scientist in history he also
spent three years tutoring Alexander
Aristotle was hired by Alexander’s
father Philip who agreed to rebuild the
teacher’s hometown of Stowe Jarrah as
payment it’s believed that Alexander
developed his passion for the works of
Homer while studying under Aristotle the
philosopher even gave the great
Conqueror an annotated copy of the Iliad
which Alexander took on his campaigns
number six Roxana was pretty great too
Alexander the Great had many impressive
accomplishments in his life including
the remarkable capture of Sogdian rock
in 327 BC while surveying the captives
he noticed Roxana also known as Roxanne
the daughter of a Bactrian nobleman
despite opposition from his generals and
Friends Alexander married Roxane in a
traditional ceremony and she would go on
to give birth to a son through our union
Greek and barbarian Alexander also had
other Macedonian men take Persian wives
and adopted several aspects of Persian
culture including their dress thanks to
Roxana influence and by doing that he’s
sending out a huge message to the rest
of the world but
I have the fish women I am the fishing
King number five he may have been
involved in a plot to kill his father
Alexander and his father had a strong
relationship when he was a child
but that slowly deteriorated over time
it didn’t help when Philip decided to
marry Cleopatra Eurydice putting
Alexander’s right to the throne in
jeopardy mysteriously however Philip was
assassinated at a wedding banquet in 336
BC by his own bodyguards with the throne
open Alexander was proclaimed king at
just 20 years old and immediately had
all potential rivals removed including
his own cousin although there’s no proof
many people believe that either
Alexander and/or his mother Olympius
were involved in Philips murder
this isn’t how I wanted to become King
no one blames you they blame me already
behind my back number four Alexander
could cut to the heart of the matter
let me explain to you the tale of the
Gordian knot the Gordian knot was an
intricate knot used by gordias and tied
by his son midas to keep his ox cart
secured it was better known by the
famous prophecy that predicted that
whoever untied the knot would become the
king of Asia over the years many people
attempted to untie the knot but none
succeeded however this changed when
Alexander reached the town of gordium
ever the problem-solver the story goes
that Alexander grew frustrated with the
knot and immediately pulled out a sword
and sliced it in half he would
eventually fulfill the prophecy by
conquering Asia as far as the Oxus and
the indus number three he brought down
the persian empire alexander faced
Persian King Darius the third in three
famous battles and boldly refused truce
terms in his audacious letters to Darius
the last of the three battles resulted
in the fall of the Persian Empire in the
Battle of Gaugamela also known as the
Battle of Arbella
the Macedonian army was outnumbered by
the Persians but they succeeded due to
their failings formation which they
perfected under Alexander’s leadership
formation involved a tight grouping of
soldiers carrying shields and spears
making it difficult to penetrate the
defeat of the Persians exposed some of
Alexander’s vices including his
alcoholism a heavy drinker he got so
drunk that he burned Persepolis one of
the biggest cities of the Persian Empire
though whether it was by accident or on
purpose is not known number two he never
lost a battle conquer your fare and I
promise you you’ll conquer death
Alexander won his first military victory
at just 18 years old and the wins just
kept on coming he took on the Persian
Empire at just 22 years old and defeated
them in three major battles resulting in
their destruction less than three years
later Alexander always seemed whenever
every battle eighty-foot always seemed
to be at the crucial point with a tactic
shifted eventually Alexander moved into
India and defeated King Porus
in an epic battle in 326 BC he even
conquered the coastal base of Tyre by
building a causeway over half a mile
long to access the island although
Alexander’s armies were usually
outnumbered his bold tactics military
speed and superior leadership allowed
him to defeat any enemy he faced number
one Alexander’s death was suitably
mysterious by the time he was 32
Alexander had accomplished more than
many could have in three lifetimes
unfortunately he suddenly died in June
323 BC sources differ on the cause with
some claiming that he developed a fever
after a day of drinking that was so
severe he was unable to speak others
claimed that he may have been poisoned
with one source even going as far as to
say that Aristotle was involved natural
causes like typhoid fever or malaria
have also been suggested but we likely
will never know the real cause
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite fact about Alexander the Great
for more great top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
to every gain an empire he is one of
history’s most influential rulers and
conquered Asia before his 30th birthday
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
fascinating facts about Alexander the
Great
for this list we’re looking at the most
interesting tidbits regarding one of the
greatest military minds the world has
ever seen number 10
he had heterochromia Iridum Alexander’s
appearance is best represented by
statues and coins but neither of those
accurately portrays his most
distinguishing feature his different
colored eyes the condition known as
heterochromia Iridum or irides affects
approximately 6 out of 1,000 people
Alexander had complete heterochromia
where one iris is a completely different
color from the other Aryan a famous
Greek historian wrote quote he had one
eye dark as the night and one blue as
the sky this was echoed by British
historian peter green who reviewed
several ancient documents and determined
that one of his eyes was blue and the
other was brown number 9 Alexander’s
royal steed was also noteworthy it’s B
cephalus the magic horse of Alexander
degree no legendary commander is
complete without a noble steed upon
which to ride into battle according to
Plutarch Alexander won the horse when he
was about 12 years old by making a wager
with his father Philip who agreed to
purchase the animal if Alexander could
tame it the horse called Bucephalus was
a mighty steed who possessed a mighty
temper
Alexander realizing that the horse
simply feared his own shadow lured the
horse towards the Sun and successfully
calmed the animal Bucephalus served
Alexander in multiple battles before
eventually dying during the battle of
hadass bees in June 326 BC
number eight the conqueror liked to put
his name on cities speaking of
Bucephalus
Alexander actually named a city after
his horse in 326 BC on the hideauze
Bea’s now known as the Jhelum in fact he
founded or renamed up to 70 cities
during his conquest naturally he named
almost every single one after himself
calling them all Alexandria the most
famous Alexandria was founded at the
mouth of the Nile River in 331 BC once
the home of Cleopatra and the wondrous
great library it is currently the second
largest city in Egypt number seven
he was Aristotle student it is
it has always been how Greek dream to go
east the East has a way of swallowing
men and their dreams whether you study
classical history or not most people are
familiar with the name Aristotle one of
history’s greatest philosophers
Aristotle wrote on many subjects and is
considered by some to be the first
genuine scientist in history he also
spent three years tutoring Alexander
Aristotle was hired by Alexander’s
father Philip who agreed to rebuild the
teacher’s hometown of Stowe Jarrah as
payment it’s believed that Alexander
developed his passion for the works of
Homer while studying under Aristotle the
philosopher even gave the great
Conqueror an annotated copy of the Iliad
which Alexander took on his campaigns
number six Roxana was pretty great too
Alexander the Great had many impressive
accomplishments in his life including
the remarkable capture of Sogdian rock
in 327 BC while surveying the captives
he noticed Roxana also known as Roxanne
the daughter of a Bactrian nobleman
despite opposition from his generals and
Friends Alexander married Roxane in a
traditional ceremony and she would go on
to give birth to a son through our union
Greek and barbarian Alexander also had
other Macedonian men take Persian wives
and adopted several aspects of Persian
culture including their dress thanks to
Roxana influence and by doing that he’s
sending out a huge message to the rest
of the world but
I have the fish women I am the fishing
King number five he may have been
involved in a plot to kill his father
Alexander and his father had a strong
relationship when he was a child
but that slowly deteriorated over time
it didn’t help when Philip decided to
marry Cleopatra Eurydice putting
Alexander’s right to the throne in
jeopardy mysteriously however Philip was
assassinated at a wedding banquet in 336
BC by his own bodyguards with the throne
open Alexander was proclaimed king at
just 20 years old and immediately had
all potential rivals removed including
his own cousin although there’s no proof
many people believe that either
Alexander and/or his mother Olympius
were involved in Philips murder
this isn’t how I wanted to become King
no one blames you they blame me already
behind my back number four Alexander
could cut to the heart of the matter
let me explain to you the tale of the
Gordian knot the Gordian knot was an
intricate knot used by gordias and tied
by his son midas to keep his ox cart
secured it was better known by the
famous prophecy that predicted that
whoever untied the knot would become the
king of Asia over the years many people
attempted to untie the knot but none
succeeded however this changed when
Alexander reached the town of gordium
ever the problem-solver the story goes
that Alexander grew frustrated with the
knot and immediately pulled out a sword
and sliced it in half he would
eventually fulfill the prophecy by
conquering Asia as far as the Oxus and
the indus number three he brought down
the persian empire alexander faced
Persian King Darius the third in three
famous battles and boldly refused truce
terms in his audacious letters to Darius
the last of the three battles resulted
in the fall of the Persian Empire in the
Battle of Gaugamela also known as the
Battle of Arbella
the Macedonian army was outnumbered by
the Persians but they succeeded due to
their failings formation which they
perfected under Alexander’s leadership
formation involved a tight grouping of
soldiers carrying shields and spears
making it difficult to penetrate the
defeat of the Persians exposed some of
Alexander’s vices including his
alcoholism a heavy drinker he got so
drunk that he burned Persepolis one of
the biggest cities of the Persian Empire
though whether it was by accident or on
purpose is not known number two he never
lost a battle conquer your fare and I
promise you you’ll conquer death
Alexander won his first military victory
at just 18 years old and the wins just
kept on coming he took on the Persian
Empire at just 22 years old and defeated
them in three major battles resulting in
their destruction less than three years
later Alexander always seemed whenever
every battle eighty-foot always seemed
to be at the crucial point with a tactic
shifted eventually Alexander moved into
India and defeated King Porus
in an epic battle in 326 BC he even
conquered the coastal base of Tyre by
building a causeway over half a mile
long to access the island although
Alexander’s armies were usually
outnumbered his bold tactics military
speed and superior leadership allowed
him to defeat any enemy he faced number
one Alexander’s death was suitably
mysterious by the time he was 32
Alexander had accomplished more than
many could have in three lifetimes
unfortunately he suddenly died in June
323 BC sources differ on the cause with
some claiming that he developed a fever
after a day of drinking that was so
severe he was unable to speak others
claimed that he may have been poisoned
with one source even going as far as to
say that Aristotle was involved natural
causes like typhoid fever or malaria
have also been suggested but we likely
will never know the real cause
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite fact about Alexander the Great
for more great top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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