Macedonians

of the battle techniques in the battle of Chaeronea. During the battle, there was a gap in the formation that would have allowed the enemy to attack, but Alexander saw it and quickly went to fill it with the calvary. This quick action helps the Macedonian army win the battle and defeat Greek allied city -states which gave his father Philip II control over most of Athens ( documentary). This would become one of his many military victories. His victories included the battle of Tyre. After the…

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 became a young king at the age of 20, and later known as Alexander the Great. His leadership, wit, strategic plans, and knowledge helped him succeed in ruling the people. The way he portrayed himself to people was critical to the publics eye. “When he felt it was necessary, Alexander could be brutal, and his show of force brought the Greek cities back into line. But Alexander also could be merciful, as Plutarch demonstrates in the story of Timoclea…Aleander was so taken by her bravery…

After this episode he lost the trust from the officially miserable troops. Not just were some of his troopers troubled with him, yet a considerable measure of the Macedonians began to abhorrence him. This was created by his selection of Persian ways. In spite of the fact that he was pulling together his boundless realm, the Macedonians felt they were losing their pioneer. He began self-love to unite his differed regions with a typical religion, yet he brought it too far with prokynesis.…

fatherland once or a few times per year. If this process continues Macedonian population will decrease and there will be economic problems, no new investments, no new businesses. Another worrying consequence of this constant migration of young and educated people is the demographic aging of the population.…

Alexander the Great was the son of Philip II. Phillip II was the leader of Macedonia. Philip II was murdered His son Alexander the Great took over his role on the thrown. Alexander the Great continued his father, Philip II dreams as before he was murdered. Alexander the Great was very successful as a ruler. He had many goals as ruler and many of those goals lead him to be a legacy to the Western Civilization Once king Philip II was killed, Alexander the Great vowed to carry on Philip’s mission…

Cleopatra VII By: Ashleigh Hatfield Cleopatra: Cleopatra was born 69 B.C in Alexandria, Egypt. When she was eighteen years old, her father died, leaving her to rule Egypt. Because Egyptian tradition held that a woman needed a male consort to rule. Her twelve-year old brother,Ptolemy XIII, was ceremonially married to her. Cleopatra soon dropped his name from all official documents, so she could rule alone.She died August 12, 30 B.C.To this day,…

Alexander the Great was born in July 356 BC in Pella, Macedonia. He was one of the best military leaders in the history. He received the civilized world, required by his great passion of world conquest and the creation of a universal kingdom. He was the son of Philip of Macedonia, who was a brilliant general and organizer. His mother was Olympias, princess of Epirus. Alexander received the best qualities of his father and mother. As a child he used to get discouraged after listening to news…

he was an expert strategist, especially in battle formation. This fact is supported by the Macedonian victory in his last major battle, in which he tricked Porus (the Indian king) into battling some of his soldiers, while the others attacked from another side. The phalanx is another good example of his strategic skills. The phalanx was one of the best defense formations at the time, and many of the Macedonian formations that were formulated by him, had the phalanx as the trump card. His…

battlefield. The battle, however, took place on the banks of the Hydaspes not far from where Alexander forded the river in the pouring rain (Arrian, 5.13.2-3). Another gaffe that Stone makes in the portrayal of the battle is having Krateros lead the Macedonian center in the battle. In reality, Alexander split his army into thirds to keep the attention of the army of Poros pinned down while Alexander and another part of the army to ford further upriver (Arrian, 5.11.3-4). And, Alexander was not…