Daily #19

It is true that Alexander the Great was a dominant force during his time and no one could stop him. He conquered the entire Persian Empire with his army and he had so much power as a leader. I just do not see any person being as much of a force as Alexander the Great was. One of the main reasons for this is because the world has changed a lot since Alexander’s time. The people have changed and the government has changed drastically, which was a major part of Alexander’s journey to conquer the Persian Empire. During Alexander’s time, the governments were not as organized as they are now and they did not have enough power to stop Alexander the Great during his prime. Alexander the Great could pretty gain as much power as he wanted because no one had as much power as him. Another reason why Alexander could not be stopped is that there were not as many laws in society back then so Alexander could do almost whatever he wanted whenever he wanted. Alexander could declare war on anyone whenever he chose to and he could invade other empires without getting in trouble because there was no law saying you couldn’t. In today’s world, it would be hard for anyone to rise up and gain as much power as Alexander did and that is why I could not see it happen. Even if someone tried to gain power in society and try to rule other countries, the government would come in and prevent them from gaining control. Many of the laws in certain countries prevent another Alexander from gaining control and every person who tried would be stopped by the strong government we have now. I could not imagine a force like Alexander existing in today’s world.