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Why Alexander The Great Was A Villain

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Alexander the Great was a villain. This is because he willingly executed multiple innocent citizens that he saw as threats, he never left anyone to keep order in the empire after he died, and he told his citizens that he was the “master of the universe”. “He began his reign by eliminating potential challengers to his power. Alexander had his cousin executed, along with two other potential challengers to the throne.” (Alexander’s Rise to Power (Partner Reading)) First of all, according to this citation, Alexander the Great executed innocent people, that he saw as threats to take his throne. Obviously this was a negligent move, because those “threats” could have been some very helpful advisors or generals in the Greek army. “After his death,

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