Why Alexander was called The Great?

According to historians, Alexander never lost a single battle even though he fought many ones and conquered a large number of cities.

Alexander managed to conquer most of the known world in less than 15 years.

Alexander made those impressive achievements at a very young age. He started ruling at a young age, and by the age of 32, he had conquered a large part of the known world.

Alexander was able to defeat armies that are much larger than his. According to some estimates, he won the battle against the Persians with an army that is one fifth of their size. Some modern historians say that the army was only double the size of Alexander’s army.

Alexander’s innovative concepts in war, weapons and army tactics helped him defeat armies containing many more men than his army. He used battle techniques that no one before him used.

Alexander didn’t destroy the cities he captured or tried to force a cultural change. Instead, he gave people a lot of freedom. This allowed his name to remain in many of the cities he captured. (See How Alexander the great defeated the Persians at Gaugamela?)

Alexander used to establish Greek states modeled on Greek institutions when he captured a city. Many of those states flourished after his death.

Alexander spread the Greek culture and language as he conquered cities. Greek philosophy later became the basis of western civilization.

Some nations view Alexander as a liberator or savior. The fact that some people loved him helped him earn the title.

Alexander named many cities after himself. Some say he named more than 70 cities with the name Alexandria. (See Why Hitler hated Jews?)