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Alexander The Great: A Hero Or Villain?

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Historians argue whether Alexander the Great is a hero or villain. I think that Alexander the Great was a hero for three reasons. Those three reason are that he civilized the cities he conquered, he believed that all people in the world should have one rule, and he gave many things to the people. Here are more details about those reason. The first reason he is a hero is that after he conquered cities he made them more civilized. He gave barbarians, savage people, jobs. He also ended their savage and uncivilized customs. Also he cleaned up the city. Then he gave them a form of government. He founded 70 cities over Asia and Africa. The second reason he is a hero is that he believed that all people in the world should have one rule. This means

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