Alexander

1. During Washington’s presidency the population was overwhelmingly more rural than later years, nearly 90% of citizens located in small settlements rather than some of the few established cities. Additionally, only 5% of them lived to the west of the Appalachians, which was largely Indian territory; most still lived within the original colonial borders on the eastern seaboard. Washington was drafted for presidency unanimously despite not directly pursuing the office, a feat that has never been…

The first trading posts in Lybia were established by Phoenicians when the merchants of Tyre (current Lebanon) developed commercial relations with the Berber tribes and made treaties with them to ensure their cooperation in the exploitation of raw materials. By the 5th century B.C.E., Carthage, the greatest Phoenician colony, had extended its hegemony across North Africa, where the distinctive civilization of Punic came into being. Punic settlements on the Libyan coast included Oea (later…

George Washington and Thomas Jefferson - two of our nation 's greatest presidents. They have multiple memorials named after them, and they have their faces presented alongside Theodore Roosevelt 's and Abraham Lincoln 's. Both of the men are also featured on currency, Washington on the one-dollar bill and the twenty-five-cent quarter, and Jefferson on the (rather uncommon) two-dollar bill and the five-cent nickel. But Washington came first, and Jefferson was third, so someone had to come between…

Appearances are often misleading and not everything one sees is true. In Alexander the False Prophet, Lucian exposes Alexander as a fraud by pointing out Alexander’s manipulative actions to deceive others and by revealing Alexander’s methods of deceptions. Lucian successfully convinces his readers that Alexander is a scammer and a false prophet due to his credibility factor which includes his personal connections to the subject of his writing. Lucian accomplished it by describing Alexander’s…

George Washington, being a wise and an experienced president, warned the individuals of the United States of America to not use factions, as this concept would not be beneficial for the newly made independent nation. Historical figures such as Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson decided not to listen to Washington’s plead. Both men created two political parties that reflected one another’s beliefs. Hamilton stood behind the Federalist party as Jefferson did the same for the…

The classical period is known as the period before Alexander the Great’s death. The Hellenistic period is known after his death. However, while he was alive he came up with great campaigns that changed the world of the Greeks. The differences that he attempted to change were the studies of the philosophy, science, religion, literature, and art. In the classical period or classical era, art was based on realism for the most part. The Hellenistic period showed art with more facial expression and…

Campaigns of Alexander the Great by Arrian is easily comparable to The Funeral Oration of Pericles by Thucydides since these two primary sources exemplify the maximum power of the pre-Roman leaders in antiquity. Alexander the Great and Pericles both had complete authority and admiration of their men, but both likewise encountered troubling periods amongst their men. In the case of Alexander, his kinsmen were far from home, and were questioning why they persisted to fight under, and with,…

life. Two historical figures almost everyone has heard of, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, were both early American political figures that wanted to make the country distinguished, but in remarkably different ways. These two individuals were differing fundamentalists of government which instigated them to form the very first political parties of the United States. The atmosphere and ecosystems surrounding Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton permitted each gentleman to challenge each…

We learned, changed, and took many things from Ancient Greece. We took their art and architecture and changed Greek government so we could put it into our lives. Ancient Greece is different from us, but similar in some ways because the first Christians were Greek and early scripture was written in Greek, not that all of them believed in Christ, but they made inventions we use today, and they were smart to choose their leaders. Geek ancient food there was much different from us today. We now…

Passage A describes the impact of Alexander’s domestic policies in theory rather than in practice, because of this we are given a limited insight into the impact of the reforms. Resulting in an exaggerated description of Alexander II’s domestic policies. Passage A interprets Alexander II’s reforms to be on the same scale as Peter the Great or Lenin, making…