Alexander created an hellenistic
Alexander created an hellenistic
For about 540 years after Alexander had died the Roman emperor, Marcus Macrinus had images of Alexander sewn into his clothing. (Doc. E) This proves he is a great leader and person to be recognized in that honor for so long after his death. Alexander was able to spread Greek culture all throughout Asia and the lands he conquered.(Doc. F)…
Soon after his father's death, alexander took his fathers thrown and was in power and control. He used this opportunity to successfully conquer the Persian empire. he had a very powerful army, and he was known to be a genius for the military force. Alexander also succeeded to colonize the city of tyre.…
Alexander was nothing short of an astounding leader. He led his army from Macedonia to Asia, founding many towns and conquering many battles (Document A), and as shown in Document E, the chart shows how great of a leader Alexander was, and how impactful he was throughout his leadership position. It also shows how even hundreds of years after his death, people still took inspiration and honored him for the things he accomplished. To sum up, Alexander was such a spectacular leader, that we remember him today mostly for the fact of his impeccable leadership skills. In addition to this, at the age of 20, Alexander's father passed away and the kingdom was passed down to him.…
“There is nothing impossible to him who will try” This quote comes from Alexander the Great. Alexander had inherited the empire after his father was assassinated in 336 BCE (BGE). He was only 20 years old, but very eager to follow in his father plan to attack the Persian Empire. During the time of King Philip's death, the Persian Empire was very powerful, so Alexander has to stay strong and lead his troops to victory. As they defeated to Persian, Alexander took over the power that King Darius had (BGE).…
Alexander the Great was not truly great because he was an inhumane leader and his empire quickly collapsed after he died. Alexander wasn’t truly great because he was inhumane to other people and seemed like a bad general, “Ferocious manhunt…30,000 in number, he sold into slavery. Two thousand men of military age were crucified”(Doc C). He obtained 2,000,000 square miles and founded 70 cities(Doc E). However, in nearly every city, Alexander would sell most of the people into slavery and kill the remaining of the people.…
Once Alexander III of Macedonia’s father died, he inherited his throne and took over his empire at the age of twenty. Following in his father’s footsteps, he controlled a vast area of land, from Greece to Egypt extending to the Hindu Kush Mountains. Alexander did conquer over 3,000 miles of land, which is absurd, but his ruthless and sadistic manner doesn’t deserve the honoring title of “great”. Alexander was so power hungry, that his actions became deadly. He would pilfer every town and eradicate any obstacle in his quest for victory.…
Alexander the Great was very important in Western Civilization, he conquered more land than any other king in this time. His reign as the King of Macedonia was important because he was able to lay down the foundations for the Hellenistic era. Alexander was the son of Phillip of Macedonia and king of Macedonia. His father, who had died wanted revenge on Persia and Alexander continued with his father’s plan to seek revenge against the Persians. Alexander on the other hand wanted total conquest, he had a dream of one world.…
Alexander the great is very well known and popular for having one of the biggest empires in the ancient world. Alexander the great restored his kingdom and gained a lot of allies and friendship. Alexander also made Greek culture popular and spread the word to other cities. Alexander was very humble, and his men were very humble. Alexander's army let other conquered cities still have their own culture, while still advertising their own Greek culture upon them.…
In spite of the fact that he was pulling together his boundless realm, the Macedonians felt they were losing their pioneer. He began self-love to unite his differed regions with a typical religion, yet he brought it too far with prokynesis. (Prokynesis is the demonstration of bowing before somebody) .Alexander had the general population of his realm do as such. After this, Alexander still held quite a bit of his energy, yet it would soon be detracted from…
Assess the Legacy of Alexander the Great Alexander the Great’s legacy was the spreading of Greek (Hellenistic) culture across a large part of the Middle East and Asia, and significantly increasing the relationship between the East and West, which led to improved trade and the sharing of ideas. During his 13 years of empire expansion, Alexander the Great transformed the world. He had numerous military successes, almost conquering the entire known world at the time, and he is considered one of the greatest military commanders in history. However, Alexander the Great's legacy goes much further than his military conquests; his legacy also includes founding cities, influencing the Roman Empire, and bringing the western civilisation to the rest of…
Alexander the Great has been revered as military genius, tactician, and godlike conqueror. Many of the accounts taken down of his life make him out to be the hero of Western culture and practice. The peoples he conquered and the territories he took over worshipped him as a god and even placed him alongside the likes of Zeus and Ra. The main source used to gain knowledge of Alexander’s life stems from historians and philosophers, such as Quintus Curtius, Plutarch, and Arrian. These writers recorded the events that took place in his life as though they shared close ties to Alexander.…
Limited understanding of this condition during Alexander the Great’s reign meant that no treatment could be made to help Alexander the Great over come his handicap. Post-traumatic stress disorder can develop after stressful or disturbing events such as the many combat situations Alexander the Great experienced.…
Alexander the great was a great war leader who took over lands from Egypt to India, conquering the persian empire by the age of 30. I will show you how alexander the great was great through different bits of evidence. The evidence that I am using is from the legend of the helmet and headband, Alexander’s legacy, and the conquering of tyre. This evidence is from the legend of the helmet and the legend of the headband.…
The life and history of Alexander the Great, and the empire that he formed, has been studied by people ever since his death. Alexander’s empire ruled over a large portion of land from Greece in the west to India, in the east. His actions brought an end to the long standing conflict that the Persians and Greeks had with each other, established multiple cities that bore his name across the land that he conquered, had a major influence on future rulers, and had remnants that lasted until the time of the Roman Empire. Alexander not only had a prominent place in history, but he also contributed to advancements in military tactics of the ancient world. The life of Alexander had a far reaching effect on world history that lasted for centuries after his death, and the study of his life can help a person understand various facets of history that were inspired or influenced by his actions.…
Alexander liquidation of the Persian monarchy build opportunities fro Greek merchants, soldiers, engineers, ect, and those who obeyed him and his followers could attend in the new political unity based on the principles of the monarchy. Alexander’s followers used force to build military monarchies that controlled the Hellenistic world after his death. Autocratic energy became regular resources of those Hellenistic monarchies and was a part of Alexander’s political endowment. It’s quite evident that Alexander’s vision of an empire influenced the Roman who was the true brood of his legacy. Alexander didn’t just leave a new political view, but he also left a cultural legacy which developed the Greek language, art, architecture and literature which expanded throughout the Middle East.…