Alexander the Great by Lewis V. Cummings

Introduction

The first sentence that I like the most in this book is when author Cummings stated that “The record of the first two hundred years of the existence of the Macdonians as a nation is lost in the mists of antiquity, though we are told a pretty fable, about it”. (Cummings, 4) The book discusses many characters including King Amyntas, Zeuxis, Choerilus (Cummings, 8), Philip (Cummings, 15), Alexander etc. This book is divided into different chapters and each chapter gives a clear picture of historical records that we mostly don't know. The main theme of this book is to highlight every action taken by Alexander the great.

Summary

This book gives a clear picture of battle grounds and successes of our previous generations. The author in this book explains the power, intelligence and tactics of Alexander in a very good manner. Cummings in his normal way explains that when the father of Alexander the great passed away, he determined to entire his unfinished plans. First, he liked to put down the expanding town of Thebes. When that was accomplished, he accumulated a impressive armed detachment of Macedonians and Greeks to traverse into Asia. Alexander's three imperative triumphs over the Persians supplemented their kingdom to his own. He furthermore conquered Egypt and the countries Persia formally ruled. Alexander founded numerous towns, encompassing Alexandria, which was entitled after him. The large armed detachment halted at the Indus River in Asia, and would not continue. Alexander conveyed the culture and learning's of the Greeks while he went. He had immense, new concepts and was one of the first persons to illusion about a joined world, with himself as the ruler. Unfortunately, only he desired to convey out this new idea. He became excessively pompous, and turned against the men who ...