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Alexander’s rule became more Greek (Hanson 128). Alexander’s conquest played the role of shaping the 700 years following his death through culture, religion, and geography. As Alexander the Great pursued his conquest, his soldiers would settle down in the different parts of Asia, therefore introducing Greek culture in the different communities (Hanson 128). As a result of Alexander’s conquest, new trade routes were established, and continued after his death.…

the Greek people began to experiment with new political organization after the end of the Peloponnesian War, a type of federalism emerged that united groups of Greek settlements in several geographic areas including Messenia, Boeotia, and Thessaly. These federations, along with the remaining independent poleis and the rest of Greece, soon encountered a new issue resulting from the rise of Philip of Macedon to the north. While federalism was certainly a civilizational advancement for the Greeks,…

What made him a political figure? To answer the question “What makes Aristotle a political figure?” one must first define what political is. Politics is derived from the Greek word polis, which means a city, or a sovereign state. Political is also given many other definitions such as “of or relating to politics” and “being involved or concerned with politics”. Given these definitions, one can now tell if someone is a political…

transitioned to the Hellenistic era and leadership went from the Greeks to the Romans. (Frankforter & Spellman, 125) Alexander the Great left a great impact and laid foundations for the Hellenistic World. However, the world would not have been impacted by Alexander if he would not have become king. For one I think Greek culture would be weak because Alexander wouldn’t have conquered all the land he did when he was king. That would leave Greek culture not being so widespread. He would have never…

On images of the sculptures of “Kouros” and “Kroisos” it can be distinguish the influence of both Greeks and Egyptians cultures. During the beginning of the movement of naturalism, the little detailed sculptures such as the one of “Kouros” in 600 BCE changed to a “life-size” sculptures with a more realistic and detail figure such as the one of “Kroisos” sculpture of 530 BCE. However, the sculptures of “Kouros” and “Kroisos” present a certain difference based on a purpose, a reflection of an idea…

things Alexander has achieved, the name “great” suits Alexander perfectly. A reason why Alexander deserves the name “great” was because he changed Greece as a whole, and he colonized different cities, and polis’ to make those cities and polis’ more Greek. By doing so, he destroyed the Persian empire given a dominant figure of Greece, showing that Greece was stronger than them. By doing this, and fulfilling his father’s dream of defeating the Persians. War, death, and destruction breaks out.…

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…

The Greek polis and the Sumerian city-state were both equally important to the civilization that it belonged to. Although they both were essentially the same thing, both differed in its operation depending on the civilization it belonged to. A Greek polis differs from a Sumerian city-state because a Sumerian city-state had ziggurats, Sumerian city-states relied heavily on agriculture, and Sumerian city-states differed in how they were run. Greek polis gradually advanced during a period known as…

No commander can win a battle, let alone a war by himself, this is distinctively true for the conqueror Alexander the Great. Alexander was and still is considered the greatest military genius in the known ancient world. He managed to conquer half of the known world in his time. His kingdom spread through Iran, Egypt, India and Pakistan. Alexander III of Macedon, known to many as Alexander the Great was born on the 21st of July 356 BCE and lived to the 11 of June 323 BCE. He was the son of King…

Alexander grew up watching his father, Phillip II, King of Macedonia, be able to transform Macedonia into a forceful and great military empire, there is no doubt that his father taught alexander a few things. As well as his father, Alexander’s tutor, Greek philosopher Aristotle, gave Alexander training in rhetoric and literature. Alexander had to mature at the raw age of 16 when his father assembled a large army to invade Thrace, and left Alexander with the power to rule Macedonia in his…