Achaemenid Empire

Ancient Greece was the very first democracy in history, and their beliefs in Freedom and Liberty for their citizens. The two types of freedoms were political (Governed by their own laws), and individual (do what we want). Freedom is the Central theme associated with democracy. After Greece’s downfall, democracy was not known again till the American Revolution. History is made by Great People. The Father of history was a man by the name Herodotus who wrote about the Persian wars. The early…

Herodotus is telling “history,” and it appears as though he at least attempts to be impartial with how he presents the information. In this section of reading, Herodotus’ moral seems to sandwich all of the anecdotes, starting with Proteus. Herodotus introduces Proteus as a reasonably fair king, writing that when Proteus found out that Paris had seduced Helen and then ran off with her and some of Menelaus’ valuables, he sent for Paris to be arrested and took possession of Helen and the other…

Alexander the Great was the most successful military leader of his time. Alexander's first ruling started when his dad, Philip, went on a expedition and left Alexander in charge of macedonia in 356 B.C. Alexander first started reforming the colonies and making them prosperous and slowly started taking over new territory with his new found army. This was all able to happen because of his traits as a leader like being smart, courageous and heroic. Alexander the Great was a very smart individuals…

father in the rulership of Lydia, subdued and ruled the Greek city-states of Western Asia Minor. But the Greek cities were not enough for him; he wanted more territory under his command. So Croesus advanced into the territory, controlled by the Persian empire, under Cyrus’ rule, not only for more land but also as vengeance on Cyrus, on behalf…

Macedonia united them with his kingdom. Subtopic: A Plan to Win Greece-Macedonia was a land that lay North of Greece. The Macedonians raised sheep and grew crops in the river valley. Their army fought on horseback, and around 400 B.C. became a large empire. In 359 B.C. Philip II rose to power in Macedonia. The new leader had lived in Greece as a young man and was still obsessed with the Greek culture, which is why his kingdom was influenced by Greek culture. King Philip wanted to make his…

ways that I can show that Alexander really was great is Alexander’s empire map, the legend of the helmet, and him defeating Porus. One way of showing that Alexander really was great is by looking at the map of his empire. His empire reached 2,000,000 square miles. He must have been great if he got his men (who weren’t forced to come along and fight) to walk with him and fight for all of the land that he took over. The Roman empire was just 200,000 square miles larger than Alexanders and it took…

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 III of Macedon, embraced the Macedonian Army's support and eradicated those who were against him in order to become the Corinthian League's leader and king. He then had great success taking over Persian Empire (History, n.d.); and Alexander was able to have the entire Empire overthrown without any help from his allies. All Alexander's achievements were due to his powerful unrelenting character: he was the king of kings in his intellectual capacity, personal courage and military…

Death of over two thousand people is difficult to imagine. Right? This man who is well known for what he has done. Good and bad. His name is Alexander. Also known as Alexander the Great. That has been his nickname for centries. What makes him so great? He was born in 356 BCE. Alexander was tutored by Aristotle. His father was mysteriously killed in 336 BCE, Alexander picked up where his father left off to defeat the Persians. He is the leader and won’t let anyone be over him. He was too arrogant…

Clifford Rosenberg 2015). Alexander’s crusade lasted eleven years, he conquered the Persian Empire and more. And this was the biggest political change brought about by his invasion. He seized the wealth of the Persians and redistributed it back into the Greek city states. He founded dozens of cities which he names after himself. Shortly after his defeat of the Persian Empire, Alexander passed away. His Empire separated into smaller kingdoms. Mostly run by his top ranking generals. Ptolemy I…