Alexander was not a cruel leader, he tried to be fair to his people, but often manipulated them. He was considered a "good leader" to many people because of the inspirational speeches he gave before battle. Alexander was also very selfish and wanted power badly. He risked many lives in doing this, he also earned a reckless reputation. He was allabout his ego risking his troops and his own life for power. He was dangerous in his ways and he caused many problems with other nations. Pericles was different he instead wanted to do the best for the people. He showed them this by caring and attempting to hear what the people had to say. Pericles was not as egotisticle and almost an odd ruler for that time period since he cared about his people so much. He was willing to listen and wanted to keep them safe. Without a doubt Pericles was a better ruler than Alexander, because of many reasons. Alexander might have been a good leader on the battle fields, with amazing strategies, but he was not ready to take care of his people