Alexander the Great's success was a combination of genius, bold thinking, and pure luck.

These were his last words that the friend had received from the king before he died in his ring, as the symbol of his regency, on the sundown of 10th of June, after the ten day fever, in the Palace of Nabukodonossor. Two of his life's most famous quotes were "I would rather live a short life of glory than a long one of obscurity"1, and "Its better to burn out than fade away"2. By …showed first 75 words of 2704 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2704 total…end of Alexander's life a dear friend asked him, "To whom do you leave the kingdom?"5 and with his last words Alexander answered, "To the Best"6. Alexander had lived a fine life of both pleasure and suffering but at the end of it all he was able to prove that he was the greatest general of all time and that no one will ever be able to accomplish what he had done in his time.