ALEXANDER INHERITED THE THRONE OF MACEDONIA IN 336BC AND QUICKLY GAINED CONTROL OF ALL GREECE. AT THE HEAD OF AN ALLIED GREEK ARMY, HE SET OUT ON ONE OF THE GREATEST MILITARY CAMPAIGNS OF HISTORY. WITHIN TWELVE YEARS HE HAD CONQUERED THE ENORMOUS PERSIAN EMPIRE TO THE EAST, EGYPT TO THE SOUTH, AND THE WESTERN PART OF MODERN INDIA. ONLY THE RELUCTANCE OF HIS MEN TO CONTINUE ENDED THE CONQUESTS. HE DIED PREMATURELY OF FEVER AT THE AGE OF 33, BUT IN THIS SHORT SPAN ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS ONE OF THE GREATEST GENERALS OF ALL TIME.
THREAT REPORT
THE GREEKS ARE VERY DANGEROUS (5/6), IF YOU ENCOUNTER ALEXANDER AND THE GREEKS, THEY CAN BE EXPECTED TO EXPAND AGGRESSIVELY. IF THEY FIND YOU BEFORE YOU FIND THEM, THEN YOU WILL HAVE TO SHIFT YOUR BUILDING HABITS TO CONCENTRATE ON MILITARY, AS IT WILL BE THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN SURVIVE.
ALEXANDER INHERITED THE THRONE OF MACEDONIA IN 336BC AND QUICKLY GAINED CONTROL OF ALL GREECE. AT THE HEAD OF AN ALLIED GREEK ARMY, HE SET OUT ON ONE OF THE GREATEST MILITARY CAMPAIGNS OF HISTORY. WITHIN TWELVE YEARS HE HAD CONQUERED THE ENORMOUS PERSIAN EMPIRE TO THE EAST, EGYPT TO THE SOUTH, AND THE WESTERN PART OF MODERN INDIA. ONLY THE RELUCTANCE OF HIS MEN TO CONTINUE ENDED THE CONQUESTS. HE DIED PREMATURELY OF FEVER AT THE AGE OF 33, BUT IN THIS SHORT SPAN ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS ONE OF THE GREATEST GENERALS OF ALL TIME.
