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Alexander The Great

Caeli Higgins
Professor P. Dehne
Alexander the Great
9/14/07

Alexander the Great was considered to be great for many reasons, but there are three qualities which formed the basis of his capability and power, and which each of his biographers would certainly agree upon; his self-will, ambition, and determination. Arrian, Plutarch and Curtius all document his achievements with great respect to these qualities. From his early life, it seemed as if he was predestined to be ethereally powerful, and the strength and resolution of his qualities certainly support this concept.
Alexander's potential for greatness had always been evident. His birth coincided with three victories for his father's kingdom, and the soothsayers predicted that such a coincidence would prove Alexander to be invincible. As a child, his exceptional self-will became apparent. "He showed little interest in the pleasures of the senses and indulged in them only with great moderation."(4) Plutarch relates a story......


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