What was your overall opinion of Alexander the Great? Was he really that special or just a barbaric person who allowed greed to get the best of him?
I think that he did some great things for Greece, but it was in a very barbaric way. It was good that he continued on with his father's goals. He was very greedy. When Darius III was willing to give up some of the land if Alexander stopped his conquest, he refused because he wanted ALL of it. A lot of innocent lives could have been saved if he had just taken the offer and had been done with it. Even when Darius had died, still Alexander continued conquering in India until he had everything that he wanted. He may be remembered as a special leader, but that doesn't mean he wasn't barbaric.
We also took more notes on Macedonia.
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