So, I believe as in every human and in every life situation on this earth that there are good and evil aspects to all, but the main difference with Alexander the Great was that he was on of the many who are subject to extremes "and since he was in the public spotlight as a leader of an Empire, he, of course, was exposed to harsher criticism "not to say that it is harsh to believe that someone murdering their best friend because of a paranoia attack is wrong and down right crazy "still, his being constantly in the public eye of scrutiny was a factor of the major concern it was that he was in reality oh, shall we say psychologically challenged. His mental well-being was not only important to look superior as a leader, but to be a superior leader. A great leader he was "thus his title; "Alexander the Great-, and yet how great can one be that is so extremely unstable? The question remains unanswerable to satisfy enquiring minds, because nothing was written about Alexander until 4oo years after his short life. For my part, I can relate to his personality because I have more relations that one who are that way, and I used to be that way (on quite a smaller level, perhaps) before Jesus saved me 2 years ago. Also, I like Alexander, simply because I think he was one of the most amazing figures in history because he applied his genius to real life instead of philosophizing his life away into books, he took action and poured himself out into life from his ideas.
I think that the "spread of Greek culture- may be too narrow a scope on this idea of what Alexander's purpose was, if in fact, he did have a deliberate purpose in his conquest of the "world-. I believe he did have a purpose and the spread of Greek culture was deliberate from what the historical data indicates, but even more than that, I believe he did want to unify the cultures of his world. Perhaps not to the extent that the textbook sarcastically suggests of the actuality that some believe the idea that Alexander's goal was to make the world into one great big family, full of unity and brotherly love.
