Alexander did a lot of things to ensure that people knew he was great and was not a person to mess with. He said and did things that justified his self-declaration of a hero, son of a god, and a great leader in general. One of these circumstances is when he said that he was the avenger of Persian wrongs. The Persian Empire attacked and did terrible things to Greece. Alexander, in his attitude of being the best of the best, took advantage of these events and declared himself the avenger of Persian wrongs. I do not think Alexander honestly felt like the true avenger of Persian wrongs. Based on what we know of his character and his actions as king of Macedon, we can conclude that he was naturally a cocky and over-the-top individual. I think that to him, this whole “avenging Persian wrongs” idea was just a cover up of his true plans of conquering the Persian Empire. Despite having this cocky attitude, Alexander was truly brilliant in making military decisions. He almost always knew what to do. He knew what was right for his empire and what was not. So, this was a way for Alexander to accomplish what he wanted in the most efficient method possible. Maybe a part of Alexander wanted to be the avenger of Persian wrongs. I mean, being this would just be another honor for Alexander to possess; however, for the most part, I think Alexander just used this as a cover up for his ultimate goal – conquering the Persian Empire.
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