ABSTRACT
Alexander the Great is regarded by many historians as the greatest military leader the world has ever known. In the fourth century BCE, after invading and conquering what today is known as Greece, Asia Minor, and Persia, extending Macedonian rule from the Ionian Sea to the Himalayas and Pakistan, Alexander is reputed to have complained that he had no more worlds to conquer. Alexander was not one to spend his energy on wishing for and craving his father’s approval and affection. Rather, Alexander saw his father as the supreme authority, who he sought to overshadow with his own exploits. Alexander’s great mission, vis-á-vis his father, was to out-achieve, out-maneuver, outconquer, and out-rule his deceased father.
