A brief history of the nations and of their progress in civilization . n-spiracy in which his queen isthought to have been a part-ner (336 ). Alexander the Great. — Alexan-der was twenty years old whenhis father died. His bodilyhealth and vigor qualified himfor combats and toils which fewsoldiers in his army could en-dure. His energy, rapidity, andmilitary skill lift him to a level with Hannibal and the fore-most commanders of any age. He was not without a gener-ous appreciation of art and literature. The great philosopherAristotle had been one of his tutors. For the eminent authorsand art
A brief history of the nations and of their progress in civilization . n-spiracy in which his queen isthought to have been a part-ner (336 ). Alexander the Great. — Alexan-der was twenty years old whenhis father died. His bodilyhealth and vigor qualified himfor combats and toils which fewsoldiers in his army could en-dure. His energy, rapidity, andmilitary skill lift him to a level with Hannibal and the fore-most commanders of any age. He was not without a gener-ous appreciation of art and literature. The great philosopherAristotle had been one of his tutors. For the eminent authorsand artists of Greece he cherished a Avarm admiration. Homerwas his delight, and in Homer he took Agamemnon for hismodel. His temper was passionate and imperious. Espe-cially when his passions were inflamed by strong drink, — asat banquets, occasions where Macedonian princes before himhad been wont to drink to excess, — he was capable of savagedeeds. Alexander in Greece : his Army. — Alexander was recognizedas the leader of Greece at a congress in Corinth. While he. Alexander (Found in Hadrian^s Villa) 102 GREECE was absent upon an expedition against the barbarous peoplesnorth of Macedonia, a false report of his death led to anuprising of the Greeks. Returning suddenly, he leveledThebes with the ground, by way of revenge, and he sparedAthens only in response to her prayer for pardon. Thusended resistance in Greece, and Alexander turned his atten-tion to the conquest of the Persian Empire. His army wasstrong through its valor and discipline rather than in num-bers. The phalanx of native Macedonians was used forthe decisive charge in battles in which other troops began thefighting. A second body of picked men was known as theGuard, and there was a band of young Macedonian soldierscalled pages. There were not more than forty thousand menin all; but in Alexander they had a general who was a mili-tary genius of the first order. The Campaign of Alexander : To the Battle of Issus.
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