... in 356 B.C. in Pella the capital of the Macedonian kingdom, his parents were Philip and Olympias (Alexander's birth and parentage). The Greeks at that time used to say that everyone who's not Greek is a barbarian, so Alexander grew up in a not so civilized environment, but it was obvious that this young boy had a special personality. There is a narration about some Persian ambassadors who visited Pella but Alexander's father king Philip wasn't there, so they met with the very young prince who was asking them all the time about the geographical elements of their country and that impressed the Tachtsidis 2 Persians very much. "The famous tale of Alexander's taming of the horse Bucephalus is in the same vein. The horse brought to Philip by a Thessalian breeder and was named after his distinctive brand mark: 'ox-head'. To everyone's amusement Alexander bet his father that he ...

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