persevered through many situations to achieve his dream of building a legendary empire. Second, Alexander’s passion for heroics was unparalleled. For example, the conquest of the island city of Tyre proved more straining on his army than originally anticipated. The siege of Tyre’s extraordinary defenses did not faze Alexander; instead he surrounded the city with ships then pelted it with catapult fire. Alexander kept sieging due to his passion for conquering everything in his path that he considered an enemy. Secondly, Alexander ordered marriages between his men and Persian princesses. Knowing that he needed a stable realm to continue conquering, the marriages he forced were an attempt at creating a ruling class. Alexander’s passionate desires