Alexander "The Great"

I think that Alexander, although he was an accomplished leader, did not deserve his title of "The Great". It's true that he conquered a lot of land and was a highly skilled military leader. He also expanded his empire and was a strong leader to his men, but his motives don't match up to his title. His whole reason for wanting to conquer Persia was for revenge on a war that happened years ago. He burned the palace in Persepolis as a form of revenge on what Xerxes did, and he killed Bessus just for taking away Alexander's opportunity of killing Darius. He had a huge ego and sense of pride that often brought him consequences; his drinking made him even more a violent, arrogant man. He took a lot of risks and acted on impulse many times. If he was more cautious, more respectable, and more sober, he would have deserved his title completely.