Alexander rides Bucephalus for the first time in Macedonia

The Warhorse: His majestic snorting strikes terror. He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; He gallops into the clash of arms. He mocks at fear, and is not frightened; Nor does he turn back from the sword. The quiver rattles against him, The glittering spear and javelin. He devours the distance with fierceness and rage; Nor does he come to a halt because the trumpet has sounded. At the blast of the trumpet he says, ‘Aha!’ He smells the battle from afar, The thunder of captains and shouting. The Book of Job Alexander the Great was the king of Macedon from 336 until his death in 323 . He inherited the kingdom from his father, Philip II of Macedon, and his successful military campaigns expanded the Greek world all the way to northwestern India. Alexander’s death led to the creation of a number of new kingdoms, including not just the Hellenistic Greek kingdoms of the Mediterranean, but also the Mauryan Empire in India (321-185 .) headed by Chandragupta Maurya. Bucephalus was Alexand