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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.…

Was Alexander Really That Great? I think that Alexander really deserved the name Alexander the great. Alexander started his journey at the age of 22. In 11 years he had conquered 2,000,000 square miles of land, but it was destroyed 10 years later when he didn’t name a new ruler of it before he died of malaria. 3 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…

Assess the Legacy of Alexander the Great Alexander the Great’s legacy was the spreading of Greek (Hellenistic) culture across a large part of the Middle East and Asia, and significantly increasing the relationship between the East and West, which led to 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…

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…

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon, better known as Alexander the Great, had a profound impact on the ancient world in little more than a decade. Alexander was born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia in July 356 BC. His father was Philip II of Macedon and his mother Olympias. His father, Philip was assassinated in 336 BC and Alexander inherited the kingdom. Alexander made use of his father’s Macedonian forces, led the magnificent army across the Hellespont in Asia. With some…

Alexander the Great: r.336-323 BC. Commander: 11 years of war, he never lost. He was from Macedonia, and was the most popular conquerer of all time. He was the son of the Macedonian king Philip the second. Macedonia, which was located in the northern edge of Greece, tried to incorporate the Greek culture. Soon after his father's death, alexander took his fathers thrown and was in power and control. He used this opportunity to successfully conquer the Persian empire. he had a very powerful…

Alexander was a hero because he protected his people, gave them freedom, and provided them with education. Did you know that Alexander the Great united the untieable Gordian knot? First, Alexander was good at protecting his people. Alexander had really good military strategies. He was very smart, and even waited almost two years waiting to attack the Persians so he could make sure everything was safe.“Alexander had great military strategies.” (Alexander The Great) Him having great military…

For some parents, the name of their baby determines what he/she becomes. My parent’s reasoning for naming me Alex is because of Alexander The Great. The meaning of my names is comparable to my namesake, who was an ancient leader who defended his empire. Although there are some aspects of my name that I can relate to, there are others to which I cannot. According to behindthename.com, Alexander means “defending men”. I like to think that this is true since I play center defender when playing…

(Written by: Richard Hellie) Here are some fact about alexander and his relationship with the Mongols. Alexander Neviskii was the prince of Novgorod. Alexander was the second son of Prince Yaroslav Vsevolodivch. Alexander and his father gave time to Batu Khan and the land became part of the Genghisid golden horde empire and its military force combined with the Mongols military. The Novgordian people elected alexander to be their military leader as they were threaten by the swedes. The Mongols…

David Trotter Dr. Gerald Miller ENG 111 October 6, 2015 Alexander The Great Alexander the II of Macedon, born July of 356 BCE to King Philip II of Macedon and Olympias, the daughter of King Neoptolemus I of Epirus, is considered ‘the great’ for both his military genius and diplomatic skills. He is even said to be the inspiration for other conquerors such as; Pompey, Caesar, and Napoleon (Alexander The Great). By far the most important achievement of Alexander was the fact that he spread the…