Macedonians

sarisa spears, and into Darius’s front lines. King Darius III, flees the battle, causing panic within his army. Not far after, Alexander the Great claims victory and would end the Persian Empire. At the end of the battle, it was reported that the Macedonian army lost a total 700 soldiers, while the Persians reportedly lost 20,000 men. This unbelievable feat displays Alexander the Great’s ability to strategize,…

Macedon was born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia, on 365 B.C. He was born into royalty as the son of Phillip II, a Macedonian king. Growing up, Alexander was tutored by Aristotle until the age of sixteen. He gave Alexander thorough training in rhetoric and literature. He also stimulated his interest in the areas of science, math, and…

The reign of Alexander the great would change the face of Europe and Asia forever. As crown Prince, he received the finest education in the Macedonian court under his celebrated tutor Aristotle. At the age of twenty, already a charismatic and decisive leader, Alexander quickly harnessed the Macedonian forces that his father’s reforms had made into the premier military power in the region. Alexanders family background and upbringing played a very significant role in his rise to prominence.…

As Oetzel (2009) states this high identification with the Macedonian or the home culture, and a high identification with the host, New Zealand, culture, is commonly referred to as being bi-cultural. Rimbovska stated “to say that I’m a Kiwi feels to me like I’m neglecting the culture I was born in and grew up (partially…

many of the awe inspiring feats that Alexander the great could not have pulled off on his own. Improvement with the weapons and formations of the soldiers developed throughout Philip’s life and the resources gained through his conquests made the Macedonian army easily the most fearsome of the time and many subtle actions allowed Philip to exert a control of his kingdom that most leaders weren’t able to, culminating in an incredible power in the ancient world with a nearly invincible army, a…

A difference in caliber Generic yet decent introduction paragraph The Macedonian empire fell quickly following the untimely death of its leader, while the Mongolian empire persisted and grew after the death of the Genghis Khan. As stated by historians “his empire crumbled shortly after his premature death”. This displays how Alexander failed to establish any form of succession that could have saved his empire. The Mongolian empire had such an effective form of succession that it actually peak…

resting place of Alexander IV. However, the occupants of Tomb I and II still generate confusion with different archaeologists discovering differing pieces of evidence. As the larnaxes of this tomb display the Macedonian starburst, it is undeniable that the occupants of these three tombs are of Macedonian royalty, narrowing the eligibility of tomb occupants considerably (Bartsiokas 2000). Although Andronicos posed his belief that the occupants were Philip II and his last wife Cleopatra, many…

Success of the Macedonian Empire Previous ruler Philip II, third son of Macedonian king Amyntas III, was last in line for the throne when his father died. His eldest brother, Alexander II died shortly after taking the throne so his other brother, Perdiccas III became king. During this time Philip was held hostage by the Greeks, where he watched and learned from the fighting tactics of the Greeks for almost three years before returning home to assist his brother in bringing back Macedonia to its…

People always have trouble pinpointing where I was born. When I joined my new Macedonian elementary school in the fourth grade, most of my class assumed I had been born in Turkey. I had, after all, just moved to Skopje at the age of nine, having spent majority of my childhood in Ankara. I remember how hard it was to explain to my peers why I had lived there. I doubt I even understood it myself. My dad was simply relocated to Turkey as he had gotten a job there and we all went with him for four…

Main Idea: The Greek city-states were not united until King Philip II of Macedonia united them with his kingdom. Subtopic: A Plan to Win Greece-Macedonia was a land that lay North of Greece. The Macedonians raised sheep and grew crops in the river valley. Their army fought on horseback, and around 400 B.C. became a large empire. In 359 B.C. Philip II rose to power in Macedonia. The new leader had lived in Greece as a young man and was still obsessed with the Greek culture, which is why his…