What do you k ow about Alexander The Great and what do you think of him
They say he was the greatest general to ever live , The Macedonian king . I have to say from seeing how vast he made his short lived empire I have to agree
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I know he had a giant Mastiff named Peritas as a pet dog. Supposedly Peritas changed history by biting an elephant! Peritas also fought lions!
Alexander the Great rode ONE horse throughout all of his campaigns. The horse was named Bucephalas. Alexander the great was a young boy when he first acquired him. His father, Phillip the 2nd, is the one who first spotted the horse.
"Bucephalus stood out among the horses, causing Phillip II to inquire about the horse; the horse dealer quoted an enormous price for the horse. Phillip directed his men to mount the horse.
Each attendant failed; Bucephalus would spin, buck, and dodge when anyone attempted to mount him. Phillip ordered the horse removed and began to walk away when his son Alexander requested the horse. He told his father he could ride Bucephalus.
King Phillips attendants were experienced horsemen and knew how to handle them. King Phillip believed his young son was foolish to suggest that he could ride Bucephalus when his men failed.
Alexander persisted and even offered to pay for the horse if he failed to tame him. He reluctantly agreed to allow Alexander a chance to ride the horse.
Alexander understood horses were prey animals and some feared shadows, so he walked around the horse and gently placed his hands on the horse, whispering calmly and letting the horse see his shadow.
Once he felt the horse was comfortable, he turned him to the sun so he didn’t see his shadow and then gently eased into the saddle. Bucephalus stood erect and waited for instructions from his confident rider.
Alexander worked the horse from a walk to a trot, then moved into a gallop and full run. Alexander rode the horse for nearly twenty years until Bucephalus’s death from wounds he suffered in Alexander’s last battle in 326 BC.
During Alexander’s reign, he captured and renamed more than 60 cities, all after himself except one; he named after his horse Bucephalus."
