Feb 24 Daily

                Over the course of his entire life as King of Macedon, Alexander the Great had acquired so much.  He had conquered much of the known world at the time, as well as the much feared and powerful Persian Empire.  His empire was thriving, as he did not let anything or anyone stand in his way.  Despite all of his success during his life as leader of the Macedonian Empire, there was a flaw that Alexander had failed to address.  This was his death.  What was to happen to his empire when he died?  Would his generals team up and lead the empire, or would it break eventually just fall apart?  These are the questions that I think Alexander would ask himself at some point in his life.  I mean, if I had created an empire that encompassed almost the entire known world, I would definitely be making plans to preserve it after I died.  Alexander, however, did not make any of these sorts of plans for his empire.  It would seem like he would be the type of person to want to preserve something so significant that he had accomplished.  He was very egotistical, so I would think that he would want people to know and see what he had so proudly accomplished.  Maybe Alexander actually believed that he was immortal, and that he really was the son of a god.  He would then have no reason to prepare any plans for the empire after his death.  Alexander was a great leader, but his failure to address the future of his empire ultimately lead to its downfall.