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Alexander The Great's Wars

My wars essentially paid for themselves and even solved numerous problems at home. Unemployed Greek men could enlist in my army and set up in one of the seventy cities I founded.

Apparently, some cities were propped up too quickly: those that were built with mud walls crumbled into dust. I hear that only six of these cities remain. What a shame…

In all, my men and I traveled abroad from 335 BC to 324 BC across twenty-two thousand miles. That translates to traveling across America (which I never visited but would have conquered had I known existed) eight times.

There was no victory that I did not pursue, no battle that I did not fight. No risk was too dangerous to take. The key was in obtaining the proper intelligence and plan accordingly. Then, it was a matter of anticipating, reacting and adapting.

While the Greek school of thought emphasized logic and rhetoric, I largely relied on instinct and emotion, especially when it came to motivating my men. But when it came to attacking the enemy, my planning skills were second to none.

I knew what to expect from the enemy so I could plan counter attacks and set them in motion with considerable swiftness and ease.

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