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Alexander the Great: Hero or Villain? The Subject of Alexander the Great has been a controversy for many years with historians. There are two sides to the argument 1st that he was a murderous killer who slaughtered thousands just for the sake of satisfying his hunger for more wealth, power and land. Side #2 says that he was a visionary man that spread Greek culture throughout Asia Minor. Both sides have a grain of truth in them but both sides are not entirely true. Opinion…

Alexander The Great was well known for his great military leadership, conquering most of the Middle East and the Persian Empire and also spreading Greek culture around. Alexander took over the throne when he was 20 years old with knowledge about politics, philosophy and science taught by an philosopher, Aristotle. Throughout his life until his death he had left legacies that even people in the modern time still learn about and also that his stories are in religious sacred text such as the Qur’an…

Alexander the great was a Hero because after conquering people, he treated them with respect, he fought his first battle at the age of 16, and he was able to adapt to the battlefield, The first reason that Alexander the Great was a hero was because he treated the people he conquered with respect. He believed that just because someone fought against him, didn’t mean that they wanted to oppose him, so he treated them well, “After defeating the Persian king Darius in the Battle of Issus...…

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…

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…

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…

Alexander the Great's contributions to the world are numerous, including the creation of the Macedonian Empire and sparking Hellenistic civilization. But what if he died before he could become “the Great”? When Alexander was twenty two, he fought and defeated the King Darius III and the Persians at the Battle of the Granicus River in Anatolia. He charged into their ranks, and came very close to death after a blow to the head. His bodyguard arrived in just in time to kill the attacker and save…

A prominent figure from 3500 BCE to 1650 CE The Alexander the Great was the king of Macedonian (356-323). He was the son of the then King Philip II and Queen Olympia. Aristotle tutored him when he was a prince. The Alexander took the in charge of the Companion Cavalry when he was in his teens. When his father died, he got full support from the Macedonian Army and become the king. He was the great conqueror who covered more than 3000 miles of the ancient world (US History, 2014). He conquered…

Alexander of Macedon: A Great Leader Being the first person to conquer the Egyptian, Greek, and Persian empires in just over a decade was no walk in the park, and neither was integrating a culture into all of those empires nor attempting to unite them all. Alexander of Macedon was this man: he conquered the greatest empires, spread the Greek influence, and lead in a unique way with his inspiring character that he is famous for. Although he was not the ideal leader such as Plato’s idea of a…