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Alexander the Great Alexander deserves to be called Alexander the great because of his accomplishments. To find if Alexander deserves to be called the great, great needs to be defined. Great means of outstanding significance, grand, remarkable or outstanding in magnitude. Alexander had al of these qualities and the following examples will show them. Alexander formed the greatest army in the world and won his battles. He created the Hellenistic world. Alexander was a world …

…He received the horse from a friend of his father. Alexander's empire was divided between his generals. Ptolemy took over Egypt, Selecus ruled the once Persian Empire and Antigonus ruled Greece. The generals and their descendents ruled over these lands until the Romans conquered them. Alexander deserves to be called Alexander the Great. He defeated the Persians and conquered central Asia. He had all the qualities of being great and it showed in his accomplishments.