3. Naming Cities After Himself
Alexander was fond of naming his conquered cities after himself. He even has one named after his favourite horse. More than 70 cities were named Alexandria, including Egypt’s second-largest city today. Most of these cities were founded around military forts and along his armies’ conquests which ran along the territories of modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Turkey. The city of Bucephala in India was named after his horse.