Intelligence plays a key role in being truly “great”. Alexander The Great was exceptionally intelligent, and assembled his army to achieve greatness. As a kid, Alexander’s mother and father hired a teacher for Alexander. As stated in The background essay, ”philosopher Aristotle taught him academic subjects, politics, sports, and warfare.” Thus, Alexander became very smart at a young age and continued to gain knowledge throughout his childhood. Also, Alexander conveyed his intelligence throughout his years as a leader. ”Alexander returned to the Persian city of Susa, where he tried to unify his huge empire by taking Darius’s daughter as his second wife and ordering officers to marry Persian women.” (Background essay) In other words, When Alexander wanted something done, he found a way to make sure it happened. In this case, Alexander…
All of the major events and battles, and things Alexander has achieved, the name “great” suits Alexander perfectly.…
Alexander was great due to of his concern for others. For example, document C states during the battle of Tyre if you surrendered to him or sought sanctuary at the temple he would not kill you. This shows Alexander cared about others since he would not kill innocent people. Exceptional leaders, as well as great people would not kill innocent people. Another reason Alexander was great is found in document D. Document D states they were on a long tough journey through the desert and needed water. They found a little bit of water, but there was not enough so he poured it out because his attitude was if there is not enough water for everyone then nobody could have it. This evidence matters for the reason that it shows he cared about his soldiers and wanted to be fair and not selfish.…
Alexander the Great was a significant historical figure who was as great a commander as his name suggests. Whether it be his two million square miles of conquered land, or his contribution to science through his expeditions, he certainly was one of the most important people of his time. In fact, Alexander the Great had such a lasting effect, the era after him was named “The Hellenistic Period”, from Hellas, which is the word for Greece.…
Alexander the Great is a very important man in history. Some people call him a hero while others call him a villain. In my opinion, Alexander the Great is a hero. Yes, he has done many terrible things that are not okay but he has also done many heroic things that made our world the way it is now. Reasons why I think Alexander is a hero is because he was a great military leader, he advanced the Greek civilization, and he wanted to educate people.…
Being the first person to conquer the Egyptian, Greek, and Persian empires in just over a decade was no walk in the park, and neither was integrating a culture into all of those empires nor attempting to unite them all. Alexander of Macedon was this man: he conquered the greatest empires, spread the Greek influence, and lead in a unique way with his inspiring character that he is famous for. Although he was not the ideal leader such as Plato’s idea of a philosopher-king, he was an ethical man who wanted his people content. His well-known title, “Alexander the Great,” was very appropriate for him: his fine character and social goals, his unique political leadership and strategic conquering, and his economic…
Was Alexander the Great all that great? Alexander was a Greek born in 356 B.C in a city located in Northern Greece in a Kingdom named Macedonia. His father, King Philip of Macedonia, was the king of this kingdom where Alexander was born. Alexander inherited the throne when his father was assassinated while Alexander was 20 years old. Alexander the Great does deserve to be a great.…
He was from Macedonia, and was the most popular conquerer of all time. He was the son of the Macedonian king Philip the second. Macedonia, which was located in the northern edge of Greece, tried to incorporate the Greek culture.…
What makes a man or woman, great is their intelligence, concern for others, and leadership skills. To be great though you must have all these traits. It’s like the characteristics of life in science, the item must have all the traits to be alive. If the item does not have one, then it is not alive. Alexander the Great does not deserve the title of great, although he has intelligence and leadership skills. He did not have concern for others.…
Someone who is definitely notable for his great feats is Alexander the great, his war stories as well…
Alexander the Great is worthy of his title. One direct quote is that, “The prince took charge of the companion cavalry at the age of 18, and aided his father in defeating the Athenian and Theban armes at Chaeronea.” This is important because this is when he started to become a great leader, also it shows that he is also very brave and is showed that he is not afraid of fighting at a young age; so people would not fight forever but he fought at the age of 18 Another direct quote is that, “I am not afraid of an army of lions led by sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.” This shows that Alexander the Great is great because he is afraid of an army that is lead by a good leader, but not afraid of a army of good soldiers and a…
Mrs. Evelyn, I agree with you Alexander the Great was an extraordinary and wise leader. He defeated Darius because he possessed efficient resources and managed to use them according. Although Alexander the Great had a small army they had a great leader. Just because Darius had a larger army, access to more resources still did not win him the war. I must admit that you are absolutely correct when you stated that Darius army was larger which made it easier for Alexander’s army to attack and lead them to…
Alexander the Great is considered the Greatest, because he has never been defeated in a battle. Alexander is still considered one of the most successful military leaders in history. Even though Alexander the Great is a legend, he still has ton of accomplishments and the impact after his death. When Alexanders father was assassinated during the invasion on the Persian empire that’s when he became king Alexander. Further more into the next paragraph we will be talking about how Alexander made all of those accomplishments,…
“Your greatness is measured by your kindness,” - William J. H. Boetcker. Greatness is not something that can be measured, it is only an abstract term. It cannot even be determined by the number of people who follow you, Hitler had over 4 million and he was far from great, while some genuinely great people achieve it all on their own. However in its abstractness, greatness is only a mix of discipline, integrity, and care for others. But there is one person, who has been called “great” since ancient times. Yet Alexander was not great. He wanted people to think that he was generous, so he made a show of giving up a small part of what he had, he was shifty and second-handed to the people who were less powerful than he, and he promoted cruelty to animals, even the species of his best friend.…
I believe that Alexander the Great meant he would rather have an army of lions lead by sheep because although a lion is ferocious by nature, if it is following a sheep which is not ferocious by nature the sheep will not command the lions to act like ferocious beasts. However, a lion would order a sheep to battle and the sheep would obey. I agree with what Alexander the great said because if a lion charged into battle the sheep would follow his orders and…