Alexander the man was the son of Philip II of Macedon, a small kingdom a few hundred miles north of Athens.

作为人的亚历山大是马其顿国王腓力二世之子。马其顿是个位于雅典以北数百英里的小国。

Ever since Philip II of Macedon hired Aristotle to prepare his son Alexander for Greatness, rich parents have paid for tutors.

马其顿王国的腓力二世（Philip II）聘请亚里士多德培养儿子亚历山大，助他日后开创伟业。这之后，有钱的父母便开始聘请家庭教师。

Combined with Rome's victory over King Philip the Fifth of Macedon, it made Rome the major power in the Mediterranean world.

罗马也战争了菲力浦大帝他是马其顿国家，这也是罗马成为强国在整个地中海地区。

Today we’re going to look at Alexander of Macedon’s story by examining three possible definitions of greatness.

今天，我们将通过检查伟大的三种可能定义来审视马其顿的亚历山大的故事。

By 330 BCE, the Persian empire would topple to the  invading armies of Alexander the Great of Macedon.

到公元前 330 年，波斯帝国将被马其顿亚历山大大帝的入侵军队推翻。

So, quick biography of Alexander of Macedon, born in 356 BCE, died in 323 BCE at the ripe old age of 32.

因此，马其顿的亚历山大生于公元前 356 年，死于公元前 323 年，享年 32 岁。

One of the first standing armies, of which we have any distinct account in any well authenticated history, is that of Philip of Macedon.

最早的常备军之一是马其顿的菲利普，我们在任何可靠的历史中都有明确的记载。

Alexander the Great and the rise of his  Greek and Macedon armies would also take a toll on the Persians, rendering a staggering  death blow from which they would not recover.

亚历山大大帝和他的希腊和马其顿军队的崛起也将对波斯人造成伤害，造成他们无法从中恢复过来的惊人的死亡打击。

His frequent wars with the Thracians, Illyrians, Thessalians, and some of the Greek cities in the neighbourhood of Macedon, gradually formed his troops, which in the beginning were probably militia, to the exact discipline of a standing army.

他经常与色雷斯人、伊利里亚人、色萨利人以及马其顿附近的一些希腊城市交战，逐渐组建了他的军队，最初可能是民兵，严格遵守常备军的纪律。