No body knows for sure what Alexander looks like. Here are some artist's interpretations of what he might have looked like.

Alexander the Great was a brilliant leader that ruled much land while in power. Click this link to see a video on Alexander the Great.

The Battle of the Granicus River in May 334 BC was fought in Northwestern Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), near the site of Troy. The various satraps of the Persian empire gathered with their forces at the town of Zelea and offered battle on the banks of the Granicus River. Alexander fought many of his battles on a river bank. By doing so, he was able to minimize the advantage the Persians had in numbers. In addition, the deadly Persian chariots were useless on a cramped, muddy river bank. If Alexander would have fought on an open plain he would have been easily defeated.

This is a map of how far the Macedonian Empire spread a it's most powerful time.
As you Can see it spread from Greece in to Northern Africa and as far west as India.

The Wars of Alexander

The Wars of Alexander the Great were fought by King Alexander III ("The Great") of Macedon, first against the Achaemenid Persian Empire, under its "King of Kings" Darius III, and then against local chieftains and warlords as far east as Punjab, India. Alexander the Great was one of the most successful military commanders of all time and is presumed undefeated in battle. By the time of his death, he had conquered most of the world known to the ancient Greeks.

Rise to power

Alexander was given the throne of Macedon following the death of his father Philip II, who had unified most of the city-states of mainland Greece under Macedonian rule. After reconfirming Macedonian rule by quashing a rebellion of southern Greek city-states and staging a short but bloody excursion against Macedon's northern neighbours, Alexander set out east against the Achaemenid Persian Empire, which he defeated and overthrew. His conquests included Anatolia, Syria, Phoenicia, Judea, Gaza, Egypt, Bactria and Mesopotamia , and he extended the boundaries of his own empire as far as Punjab, India.