All his life, alexander defied the limits the gods gave mortals. That passion overwhelmed cities and armies.and united a vast empire. Alexander was no longer simply king of macedonia: the pan-hellenic league had named hi...All his life, alexander defied the limits the gods gave mortals. That passion overwhelmed cities and armies.and united a vast empire. Alexander was no longer simply king of macedonia: the pan-hellenic league had named him supreme leader. Egypt crowned him pharaoh.