Alexander the Great son of Philip II, is known by most historians as the greatest conquer in the ancient world, he was educated by the best educator in the ancient world Aristotle. He was taught the best tactics of war that the ancient world had to offer, he was the heir of an already great empire. So how is it that the legacy of Alexander the Great is tainted? Is it possibly because almost instantaneously after his death his empire crumbled? Alexander the great was a great emperor, among his many accomplishments he conquered Persia, western Asia, modern day Greece and Egypt. However, his greatest downfall in the eyes of many is leaving his empire to many squabbling generals that eventually lead to his empire being conquered and left for the history books, this websitediscusses why not having an heir is the same as signing the death note on an ancient empire.