Macedonians

curiously favored sugar breakfast food). One may wonder how a rather versatile word like “great” should be applied to a noun to describe its respective attribute, such as the honorific of Alexander III of Macedonia. The young king was the son of the Macedonian king, Philip II, and the princess of Epirus, Olympias. During his rule between twenty and thirty-two years of…

King Philip II of Macedon developed an impressive formidable army, known as the Macedonian Phalanx. In 337 he was chosen to lead this great army of Greeks against Persia. But just one year later King Philip II was assassinated. The new king of Macedon was his son, Alexander III, which was later to be known as Alexander the great, became king at just 20 years old in 336 BCE. Alexander the Great and his inherited army would quickly destroy the Persian empire and dominate virtually all of the…

rule that the oldest person in the family makes the final decision on important matters and my grandpa announces to my uncles and cousins to go and help the affected area out. At this point I’m surprised and shocked, as that area is known as a “Macedonian” neighbourhood. Just like certain areas in America are known as “ghettos” and “suburbs” where there is tension between the two areas and the two areas don’t really get along to an extent. This concept exists in Macedonia but to a greater extent…

the ways of philosophy, science, and medicine which contributed to his future successes. Having been born and raised a Macedonian in 356 BC and inheriting the Macedonian empire from his father King Philip after he was assassinated, he quickly regained control of the Macedonian empire as underlying states sought to rebel and break from the empire all at the age of 20. The Macedonian empire was so vast that it encompassed Grecian territories from Sparta to Thrace. Alexander the Great had at such a…

state of panic. The frantic elephants, riderless, added chaos to the battle, damaging Porus and his troops more than Alexander’s own. The final group, the infantry, swooped in to finish the fight. Porus later personally surrendered himself to the Macedonian king. He was the first commander to ever defeat Porus and his elephants (Ancient Greece…

Alexander expanded his empire with unprecedented speed and he did what no other emperor could do and destroyed the Persian Empire. He sought out glory for the Macedonian community and himself. The King of Macedon was known to have never lost a battle and for his great accomplishments. His love for the Greek culture expanded out to the Macedonian community and educated his people. Alexander is responsible for transforming his kingdom into the Hellenistic period physically and culturally.…

make sure that the Persian Satrap could not use the local Garrison of the finances for an uprising. Through this did not apply with other parts of Alexander's empire for example Porous the defeated king was keep as king of his province without any Macedonian presence at…

magnificent steed later carried Alexander as far as India, where it died. Alexander built a city there and named it Bucephala after the horse. Alexander was born in Pella, the capital of the Macedonian kingdom. His was born to parents Phillip II, a king and general…

after Alexander the Great conquered Persia, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Bactria and the Punjab. Despite his age, Alexander the Great contributed more to the world than anyone because he united one-fourth of the World through Greek language and culture. Macedonian King Alexander the Great was born on July, 20 356 B.C in Pella, Macedonia. His parents were Queen Olympia, daughter of King Neoptolemus, and King Philip Ⅱ. Alexander the Great was raised in Pella’s royal court with his sister. King Philip Ⅱ…

it shaped out the communities. During the Hellenic period, the once-independent Greek city-states, which had expanded their influence throughout much of the Mediterranean basin, were conquered and united by the Macedonians. From then on the cities states became known as the Greco-Macedonians whose goal is to conquer the Persian Empire under Alexander. The name, Hellenistic period is derived from the spread of Greece and it expanded the civilized center from the eastern Mediterranean to the Indus…