Who is Alexander the Great?
Alexander the Great (in Greek Μέγας Αλέξανδρος, transliterated Megas Alexandros) (July 356 BC – June 11, 323 BC), King of Macedon (336–323 BC), is considered one of the most successful military commanders in world history, conquering most of the world known to the ancient Greeks before his death. Alexander is also known in the Zoroastrian Middle Persian work Arda Wiraz Nāmag as “the accursed Alexander” due to his conquest of the Persian Empire and the destruction of its capital Persepolis. However in later Persian tradition, up to modern day Iran, he is known as Eskandar and even acclaimed during the construction of the Great Wall Sadd-e Eskandar by the Parthian Dynasty.[citation needed] He is also known in Middle Eastern traditions as Dhul-Qarnayn in Arabic and Dul-Qarnayim in Hebrew and Aramaic (the two-horned one), apparently due to an image on coins minted during his rule that seemingly depicted him with the two ram’s horns of the Egyptian god Ammon. He is known as Sikandar in Hind
The Movie and the Truth by Scott Holleran Oliver StoneDecember 10, 2004 Oliver Stone may be taking a bad rap for historical inaccuracies in his epic Alexander. Scholars suggest his presentation of Alexander the Great demonstrates a fairly solid grasp of what is known about the man who conquered the world. Narrator The Movie: Ptolemy, pronounced “tahl-e-mee” (Anthony Hopkins) narrates Alexander’s (Colin Farrell) story, dictating his memoirs to a scribe as he lounges in Alexandria, Egypt, decades after he fought alongside Alexander in his conquests. The Truth: Ptolemy wasn’t exactly the erudite old man reflecting upon Alexander’s past as Mr. Hopkins’ gentle portrayal suggests, but Stone has done his homework. Ptolemy fixated on Alexander as if he was Alexander’s chosen successor (he wasn’t; Alexander did not designate an heir). As Alexander’s general, Ptolemy basically kidnapped Alexander’s body after Alexander died and took the corpse to Egypt, where he wrote a history, which was subseq
