Alexander the Great Movie!

Today we watched parts of a movie about Alexander the Great. We watched a clip of how Alexander got his horse. The horse was said to be "broken minded", but Alexander tamed him and named him Beucephelus. I learned that Alexander's father's name was Phillip. He was not as close with his father as he was with him mother. As a child he was tutored by Aristotle. His mother would tell Alexander that he was the son of a god. He became the leader of an empire by age 30 and fought in the battle of Gaugamela. This was a very violent battle and they were greatly out numbered. However, they used a smart strategy which allowed them to win the battle.