Happy Birthday Alexander III the Great

Today 20 July, Juche 99 is the 2.366th Birthday of King Alexander III the Great of Macedonia. Alexander was born in Pella, Kingdom of Macedonia on 20 July, 356 B.C.E. During his youth, he was educated by the great Athenian philosopher, Aristotle who educated him in culture, literature, science and poetry. Aristotle started a fire in the young Alexander which he later used to spread Greek culture throughout the known world. It has been rumoured that Alexander’s mother conceived Alexander through intercourse with Zeus. It has been told that both Alexander’s mother, Olympia and his father, King Philip II witnessed seeing a lightning bolt strike Olympia’s womb. Upon the assassination of King Philip II of Macedon, by one of his guards, Alexander III became King of Macedonia.
Up accession to the Macedonian throne, Alexander moved his army south to unify the Greek city-states which were constantly warring with each other and the Persian Empire. After unifying the Greek peninsula, Alexander set his eyes east ward, he crossed the Bosphorus Strait into Asia and defeated the Persian Army at Gordium. After the Persian defeat, Alexander untied the famous Gordian knot, which symbolised that he would be king of Asia. The Greek army moved south and attacked the previously impenetrable city of Tyre. There are some who believed that Alexander had the assistance of alien visitors during his assault. There are records from witnesses to this battle who claim to have seen fireballs and saucer-like items flying through the sky. Many of the fireballs struck the walls of Tyre allowing Alexander’s army to enter the city.
From Tyre, Alexander moved his army southward into Egypt. In Egypt, he founded the city of Alexandria, which would become the most significant centre for trade, culture and learning for the next 300 years, until the foundation of the Roman Empire. Alexandria would later become home to the Great Library, which contained two of every work ever written and the Pharos Lighthouse. Myths have told us that if the Great Library had not burned down, Christopher Columbus may have gone to the moon as opposed to the Caribbean. It has also been said that the flame from the Pharos lighthouse was so bright that ships from over one hundred kilometres away would be set aflame should they directly cross the light’s projection. Following the foundation of Alexandria, Alexander moved westward towards Libya, where he visited the Oracle of Siwa. The oracle confirmed the divinity of King Alexander III and also confirmed that he was the rightful king of Egypt.
From Egypt, Alexander moved towards Mesopotamia. He conquered the City of Babylon, which he declared to be his future capital. From Mesopotamia, he continued eastward and conquered Takht-e-Jamshid, also known as Persepolis. Alexander ordered the city to be burned, since Persian forces burned the city of Athens to the ground in the Peloponnesian War. Upon the destruction of Takht-e-Jamshid, the Persian king, Darius III was forced to flee with the royal family and his guards. Alexander III after a brief hunt for the Persian king, discovered Darius’ body murdered, it was likely that one of his guards murdered the king. Alexander III enraged, began a man hunt for the murderers of King Darius III. Alexander believed that only Kings had the right to kill other kings. Alexander hunted down the murders and executed them for the murder of Darius III. After the collapse of the Persian Empire, Alexander then married one of Darius III’s daughters in an attempt to unify his new empire.
Following the collapse of the Persian Empire, Alexander continued eastward to India. His goal was to reach the Pacific Ocean. Alexander continued to move his empire Eastward into Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, his beloved horse died and he named the city, Bucephalus, Afghanistan after his deceased horse. Alexander continued to India, where his army was finally stopped at the Battle of Hydapses. At the Battle of Hydapses, Alexander was thrown off his horse and suffered a stab wound in the shoulder from a spear. After this defeat, he left India and settled in his capital Babylon. In Babylon, Alexander died, most likely of either infection from the stab wound, or of a fever brought on from malaria. At the time of his death, Alexander divided his empire between his most loyal generals. The most successful of these empires was the Ptolemaic empire of Egypt.
Today let us celebrate the birth of the greatest general in the Ancient World. Happy Birthday King Alexander III the Great!