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    Alexander the Great led the Macedonian empire to be one of the best and successful empires of the Ancient World. He conquered and led his empire to be the largest. This is because of his great military skills, his ability to unite Greece with other countries, and being very knowledgeable from an early age. Alexander had great military skills because he knew how to handle situations and trick his opponents and also knew how to put courage into the hearts of his men. Alexander had united Greece…

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    Alexander the Great funny you think that, but he is not so great. Take into thought of every single tremendously horrendous warfare he has committed and you can tell already that he is a villain. As stated in the PowerPoint, “Forces spent three years ruthlessly putting down any resistance slaughtering males and selling females and children into slavery”. In the most insightful way, he charged his way to the top as a leader. His army did away with anyone out of their mind to question Alexander.…

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    You’re trotting through a field, it's been 10 long years of battling and hard work. As soon as your turning back your leader Alexander the Great dies. Alexander was born into a leadership family. He was born in 356 BCE, in a 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…

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    Alexander the Great Alexander the Great one said, “There is nothing impossible to him who will try.” I strongly think that Alexander was a hero in history. He accomplished many things and conquered many lands which brought together different people and backgrounds. Alexander took over the territory of his father, Philip II, after he dies and was very successful at keeping the legacy of the family alive. Alexander the Great was a very important conqueror and had a very accomplished life. One…

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    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…

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    Alexander the Great seemed to be given a name fit for someone who is legendary. We all know his name today, even though he lived sixteen hundred years ago. What made him such a great man? Alexander was born to father King Phillip II and mother Olympias (formerly called Myrtale) on day six of the month Loios (Macedonian month of July). During a majority of this time, King Phillip was away fighting wars, so his mother Queen Olympias oversaw his training and instilled resentment in Alexander…

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    Alexander the Great won battles all over Greece, Egypt and the former Persian Empire, but after ten long years of fighting his soldiers were losing their will to continue. Their next conquest was against the Indian King Porus, with his large and daunting army. Alexander needed to give his men a reason to continue fighting. Alexander the Great was rhetorically successful in motivating his men to continue in their campaign by using past victories to gain their confidence, comparisons to other…

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    Alexander the Great was a king of a country called Macedonia and was born around 365 BC, he was thought of the greatest military leader of his time. He spent his childhood in hopes of becoming his father, his father was a conquer like him conquering many countries. He showed his skills as a child and one of the famous stories of him showing his skills is him taming Bucephalus(his horse) he then later used this horse to conquer the country. His late father was assassinated by the Pausanias, he…

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    person that fits under this category is Alexander the Great. Some people think that he was not a good ruler and others believe that Alexander the Great was a great leader. Based on the documents, Alexander the Great was a great leader because he is prepared, genuine, and was fair to his people. To start, Alexander the Great was known to be prepared. If something ever changed, he knew what to do. For example, in The Campaigns of Alexander, Alexander the Great had a problem. He identified the…

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    Is Alexander the Great a villain or hero? I think that Alexander the Great is a hero. I think he is a hero because he united lots of countries under one government. Some people might think that he is a villain and some don’t but he still was a great leader. He's a hero because he was a powerful, and military leader. Alexander the Great was the son of King Philip of Macedonia. Alexander the Great was born in Macedonia in ancient Greece. at the age of 19 he became the Macedon King. Alexander…

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