Phillip was shocked but proud at the same time. Plutarch a famous biographer says that Phillip even said to Alexander: "Son, you will have to find another kingdom for you for Macedon is too small." If he did say this, Alexander must have taken this literally because of his large empire. Phillip bought the horse for Alexander, and Alexander named the horse Bucephalus which means "ox head." Bucephalus took Alexander into battle for 18 years and when Bucephalus died in 326 B.C., Alexander founded a city and named it Bucephala after his friend Bucephalus.