Alexander the Great carried a copy of Homer’s “Iliad” until his death in 323 B.C. Alexander Mesopotamia together for the first time under a single power. He had a direct effect on the evolution of monotheism, and his conquests were the turning point in the history of religions. The interchange of ideas between East and West threw the different religions of the world into a melting pot. Man now wants to impress his own ideas of the Divine upon others. From the scientific point of view, there is none among the forerunners of Christianity who did more to prepare and make ready its way than Alexander the Great. He was essential to the progress of communication between cultures.