Great: an adjective that is frequently used to describe something as imposing, exceeding the traits of the ordinary, or being imperative enough for acknowledgement. A word that we see paired with various degrees of emphasis, from an individual’s opinion of an enjoyable activity, to an imposing natural or man-made structure; to the more severe, unfortunate incident (as well as a curiously favored sugar breakfast food). One may wonder how a rather versatile word like “great” should be applied to a noun to describe its respective attribute, such as the honorific of Alexander III of Macedonia. The young king was the son of the Macedonian king, Philip II, and the princess of Epirus, Olympias. During his rule between twenty and thirty-two years of
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At the age of twenty, he inherited his father’s empire and his firmly disciplined army, and for twelve years the young king has set out on his ambition to conquer the Persian Empire. The army of Philip II was highly disciplined and skillfully trained. Once fruitless upon the period when he first inherited from his father, Philip’s efforts in reconstructing the army formed it into a larger, more advanced infantry… Within his army included the phalanx and the powerful cavalry, which granted the power of the primary source of infliction and breakthroughs (The Army of Alexander the Great). Although Alexander III inherited the army and most of its formidable tactics from his father, Philip II, he have utilized and improved the military that he bequeath during his number of battles. More Elaboration? During the Battle of the Granicus, 334 BCE; the first major battle of Alexander’s campaign, he lead approximately 13,000 infantrymen and 5,100 cavalry against the 40,000 or so footmen and foot soldiers of the Persians at Hellespont. “The Macedonians advanced to the riverside, and an assault force crossed the river and attacked the Persian horsemen. Thereupon, Alexander himself followed, leading his guard cavalry through the river into the Persian line. Slowly, the Macedonians fought their way up the riverbank. In the meantime, the Macedonian infantry also crossed the river. The Persian cavalry broke and fled under the pressure of the Macedonian cavalry and the pikemen, whereupon the Macedonians turned upon the Greek mercenaries. Most of them perished; 2,000 were taken prisoner and enslaved. The Persian losses in cavalry were probably limited to about 1,000, but several important commanders were killed. The Macedonians counted only about 120 dead” (Battle of the Granicus), explains the
At the age of twenty, he inherited his father’s empire and his firmly disciplined army, and for twelve years the young king has set out on his ambition to conquer the Persian Empire. The army of Philip II was highly disciplined and skillfully trained. Once fruitless upon the period when he first inherited from his father, Philip’s efforts in reconstructing the army formed it into a larger, more advanced infantry… Within his army included the phalanx and the powerful cavalry, which granted the power of the primary source of infliction and breakthroughs (The Army of Alexander the Great). Although Alexander III inherited the army and most of its formidable tactics from his father, Philip II, he have utilized and improved the military that he bequeath during his number of battles. More Elaboration? During the Battle of the Granicus, 334 BCE; the first major battle of Alexander’s campaign, he lead approximately 13,000 infantrymen and 5,100 cavalry against the 40,000 or so footmen and foot soldiers of the Persians at Hellespont. “The Macedonians advanced to the riverside, and an assault force crossed the river and attacked the Persian horsemen. Thereupon, Alexander himself followed, leading his guard cavalry through the river into the Persian line. Slowly, the Macedonians fought their way up the riverbank. In the meantime, the Macedonian infantry also crossed the river. The Persian cavalry broke and fled under the pressure of the Macedonian cavalry and the pikemen, whereupon the Macedonians turned upon the Greek mercenaries. Most of them perished; 2,000 were taken prisoner and enslaved. The Persian losses in cavalry were probably limited to about 1,000, but several important commanders were killed. The Macedonians counted only about 120 dead” (Battle of the Granicus), explains the