"Alexander the Great is such a meteoric phenomenon in history that one cannot but wonder what his total impact on the world would have been had he not suddenly died at the age of 32."

"In his Syrian campaign he marched southward on Jerusalem. He not only spared Jerusalem and offered sacrifice to Jehovah but also had the prophecies of Daniel read to him concerning the overthrow of the Persian empire by a king of Grecia. This created decidedly pro-Greek sympathies among the Jews, and along with Alexander's spreading of the Greek language and civilzation, had its far-reaching repercussions in the Hellenistic spirit which developed among the Jews and greatly affected their mental outlook afterward." 
(Taken from "Explore the Book" by J. Sidlow Baxter)