Andrés

my son ask for thyself another Kingdom for that wich I leave Is too small for thee (king philip of macedonia - 339 b.c.)Near to the east In a part of ancient greece In an ancient land called macedonia Was born a son To philip of macedon The legend his name was alexanderAt the age of nineteen He became the macedon king And he swore to free all of asia minor By the aegian sea In 334 b.c. He utterly beat the armies of persiaAlexander the great His name struck fear into hearts of men Alexander the great Became a legend mongst mortal menKing darius the third Defeated fled persia The scythians fell by the river of jaxartes Then egypt fell to the macedon king as well And he founded the city called alexandriaBy the tigris river He met king darius again And crushed him again at the battle of arbela Entering babylon And susa treasures he found Took persepolis the capital of persiaAlexander the great His name struck fear into hearts of men Alexander the great Became a God mongst mortal menA phrygian king had bound a chariot yoke And alexander cut the gordian knot And the legend said that who untied the knot He would become the master of asiaHelonism he spread far and wide The macedonian learned mind Their culture was a western way of life He paved the way for christianityMarching on marching onThe battle weary marching side by side Alexanders army line by line They wouldnt follow him to india Tired of the combat, pain and the gloryAlexander the great His name struck fear into hearts of men Alexander the great He died of fever in babylon