Alexander the Great The greatest conqueror of all times perhaps, Alexander the Great was a force to be reckoned with. Never losing a single battle, he will be heralded for all time as a master general and leader. His parents were King Philip of Macedonia and Olympia. Philip was the great king who united Greece and Macedonia into one nation Philip immediately arranged for the great philosopher Aristotle to teach his son. He also made his son sleep in the barracks with the soldiers so that Alexander would adopt a personal relationship with his soldiers. Alexander regularly trained for battle, and when he was old enough, he went on military campaigns with his father. Al