Daily #24

I think both Alexander the Great and Pericles were good leaders, but Pericles was probably a better overall leader than Alexander. Alexander the Great was a lot more selfish than Pericles and he kind of forced his army into serious situations. Alexander got whatever he wanted by using force and did not communicate well with the people. Even though Alexander did not possess many of the typical qualities of a good leader, he did accomplish his ultimate goal of conquering the Persian Empire. Alexander was a great vocal leader and had good strategies to lead his army to victory against the Persians. This is why I would consider Alexander to be a good leader of Macedonia during his time of rule. In my opinion, Pericles is the most complete model of a great leader. Unlike Alexander, he enjoyed listening to what the people had to say and made decisions based on what the people said. This is why he helped develop the democracy of Athens that thrived during his rule and he was considered the greatest leader of Athens. I think Alexander was probably a better leader when it came to wars and conflicts because he had strategies that helped his army persevere though struggle and eventually come out on top. Pericles helped create the navy of Athens, so he knew what to do when it came to wars. Pericles was not really obsessed with power like Alexander was during his rule and he had a lot of knowledge about various topics, unlike Alexander. Alexander killed so many innocent people during his journey so that was one of the negative aspects about his life. Pericles always tried to do what was right for the people so that is why I personally think Pericles was a much better leader than Alexander.