Good facts about alexander the great?

Question:his father had one eye
his mother believed he was conceived by zeus in the form of a snake
he never left a legit heir
he was probably at least bisexual (although everyone really was back then)
he expanded Macedonia and had the largest empire the world had ever seen up till then
he died considerably young

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: his father had one eye
his mother believed he was conceived by zeus in the form of a snake
he never left a legit heir
he was probably at least bisexual (although everyone really was back then)
he expanded Macedonia and had the largest empire the world had ever seen up till then
he died considerably young

He was a student of Aristotle (though Leonidas [sp?] probably had more influence over his development)

At age 13 his father sent him to a special school taught by Aristotle
he named like 50+ cities after himself (Alexandria)...
Died at age 33 (323BC)
When ever he conquered territories he let the local leaders continue ruling and actually learned the language and wore their clothing while he was there.