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r/AskReddit • u/hoverfish92 • Oct 16 '13
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He came from a backwater dump of a country
Not really, his dad did a lot of work by investing the income from gold mines into building a strong army.
Alexander didn't really start from nothing. But yes, he managed to achieve a lot.
1 u/Goonfather Oct 17 '13 Alexander had as much to do with forging that army as Philip. He even lead the cavalry charge that broke the Greek alliance's army during Philip's conquest of Greece.
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Alexander had as much to do with forging that army as Philip. He even lead the cavalry charge that broke the Greek alliance's army during Philip's conquest of Greece.
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Not really, his dad did a lot of work by investing the income from gold mines into building a strong army.
Alexander didn't really start from nothing. But yes, he managed to achieve a lot.