Essay on Alexander the Great The ancient world was full of great
thinkers. They led the way in knowledge, politics, and with
their strategies on the battlefield. Alexander of Macedon’s
father gave his son a strong foundation for strategics. When
Alexander the Great was born into the world, it was forever
changed by his conquering ambitions. Alexander had unusual
parents. Alexander’s parents were Philip of Macedon and Olympias
of Epirus(Stewart 16). They were passionate people. Olympias was
extremely stubborn and involved in the cults of Dionysus
(Popovic). She was very superstitious. Olympias had a dream that
her womb was struck by lightening, while Philip had a dream that
he was sealing Olympias womb with a lion seal (Popovic). They
took these dreams as good omens. Alexander was born in Macedon.
He was born in Pella in late July of 356 B.C.(Popovic). His
father was away at war when he received three good messages.
They had won a very important battle, one of his horses won
first at the Olympics, and he had a