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Alexander the Great
Born July 20 356 BC, died of fever on June 10, 323 BC. at 32 years old
Conqueror of the known world like a goat
by Rit Nosotro ( Last updated: 04/15/2008 09:12:47 )

Around 530 BC, during the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar of Babylon, Daniel dreamed of a great ram with two horns on his head, one longer than the other, and no other animal could stand against it (Daniel 8). Then a male goat with one horn on his head came from the west, without touching the ground he came over all the earth, enraged in fury. When he got to the ram he shattered the horns on the rams head, the goat then flung the ram to the ground and trampled over him. The goat then magnified himself exceedingly, but as soon as this was done the large horn of the goat was broken and four conspicuous horns came up from the four winds of heaven.

About 180 years later King Phillip and Queen Olympias of Macedonia had a son and they named him Alexander. Alexander is supposed to have been fair skinned, with a rosy tinge to his face and chest. Plutarch stated that he had a pleasing aroma. Like all Macedonians, Alexander liked his liquor; his liking for wine caused some outbursts of rage. Alexander liked drama, the flute and the lyre, poetry and hunting. What he truly wanted in his life was glory and valor, rather than simple living and riches. He was also not very fond of athletic contests, according to Plutarch.

To say the least, young Alexander matured early. A famous story describes Alexander skillfully receiving Persian envoys in Philip's court while Philip was out inspecting his troops. Alexander is said to have impressed the envoys more than Philip would have. This incident would have happened when Alexander was about five or six.

You may know Alexander the Great as a ruthless warrior who went around with a massive army killing people and what not. If that is instilled in your mind you need this paper more than anybody, and furthermore that is not Alexander...