. The Library of historic characters and famous events of all nations. ALEXANDER of Macedon is thefirst in the order of time of thosegreat commanders whose achieve-ments form such an essential partof the worlds history that theirnames are ineffaceably impressedon the popular imagination. Hiscampaigns are still carefully studiedby the greatest soldiers and mili-tary critics, as establishing mostfirmly and exhibiting most clearly the fundamental principlesof the art of war. In his brief career—for he was cut off atthe early age of thirty-three—he demonstrated the superiorityof strategy and milit
. The Library of historic characters and famous events of all nations. ALEXANDER of Macedon is thefirst in the order of time of thosegreat commanders whose achieve-ments form such an essential partof the worlds history that theirnames are ineffaceably impressedon the popular imagination. Hiscampaigns are still carefully studiedby the greatest soldiers and mili-tary critics, as establishing mostfirmly and exhibiting most clearly the fundamental principlesof the art of war. In his brief career—for he was cut off atthe early age of thirty-three—he demonstrated the superiorityof strategy and military skill over the Oriental reliance onthe crushing force of huge masses of troops. He gave theempire of the world to that Greek culture of which he him-self was a product, and which is still bearing fruit whereverman has risen above the savage state. Alexander was the third Macedonian king of that name,and was the son of King Philip and Olympias, who claimeddescent from Achilles. He was born at Pella, 356 b. he reached the age of fourteen, his father sum
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