Achaemenid Empire

areas of land he controlled by utilizing his resources in a way that has never been done before. (this sentence is way too vague. What made him so different than past leaders?) Sargon’s effectiveness and ability to lead one of the most important empires in Mesopotamia history, and deal with rebellions swiftly and effectively is why he is considered one of the best emperors in all of ancient history.…

Alexander the Great was an ancient Macedonian ruler and one of history’s greatest military minds who, as King of Macedonia and Persia, established the largest empire the ancient world had ever seen. By turns charismatic and ruthless, brilliant and power hungry, diplomatic and bloodthirsty, Alexander inspired such loyalty in his men they’d follow him anywhere and, if necessary, die in the process. Though Alexander the Great died before realizing his dream of uniting a new realm, his influence on…

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. Alexander used his smartness and quick-thinking skills to win battles in the heat of the moment. Once he was about…

Cambyses conquers Egypt and begins making plans to expand the empire to other African territories. Cambyses was insane and out of his mind. He had killed his own sister and then sent a trusted aide to kill his brother. He also had twelve Persians of high rank arrested and buried alive upside down for no reason. Some Persians told Cambyses that he was better than Cyrus, only because he had extended the empire. Croesus, who was Lydia’s king until Cyrus defeated it, told Cambyses that he…

kingdom of northern Greece, Macedonia. While Alexander was younger his father King Philip, built the Macedonian empire stronger than before. King Philip conquered Greek city-states and planned to fight the strongest empire, the Persian Empire. At age 20 his father King Philip was tragically assassinated, which left him to take the rule and finish what his father started. The Persian Empire was the strongest in the world, which gave Alexander the motivation to fight. He pushed through Persian…

Alexander murdered tens of thousands of people and sold more people into slavery. Alexander was the son of Philip II, The king of Macedonia. After Philip ii was assassinated in 336 BC Alexander took over when he was only 20 years old. Alexander was a villain because he destroyed cities, killed thousands of people, and sold many women and children into thralldom. Alexander destroyed and conquered many cities during his rule of power. For one, he massacred the city of Thebes because they had…

Alexander the Great lived a short but extraordinary life. In his brief 33 years upon this Earth he tamed the unruly, studied under a great philosopher, was inspired by the Iliad, made close friends and conquered much of the known world in his time. Leaving a legacy that ranked him as one of the greatest generals of all times as well as one of the six most renowned figures of ancient times. Macedonia meaning “Land of the Tall”, was a kingdom not a typical city state. (Tsouras 2004) Located on…

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…

The Classical Greek period is known to have many significant individuals whom enlightened Greece and the modern world with streams of intellectual movements. An example of a prominent personality of Classical Greece is Herodotus, who holds incalculable importance. Herodotus gives an insight of his own conception of the world in which human psychology takes fundamental place. He is also known for contributing to the creation of what society now refers to as ‘history’; an essential tool critical…

he contracted a strange disease of the East. However, the only sure thing is that death came at a very early age to the young prince, he died at the age of 32. Alexander did not leave hederos, and this generated the divition of the territory of his empire. It is as well as the figure of Alexander represents one of the most important to consolidate the rule more important of the old, as well as is enigmatic for his temperament and energy with which he ruled a sovereign without comparison…