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ways that I can show that Alexander really was great is Alexander’s empire map, the legend of the helmet, and him defeating Porus. One way of showing that Alexander really was great is by looking at the map of his empire. His empire reached 2,000,000 square miles. He must have been great if he got his men (who weren’t forced to come along and fight) to walk with him and fight for all of the land that he took over. The Roman empire was just 200,000 square miles larger than Alexanders and it took…

improved trade and the sharing of ideas. During his 13 years of empire expansion, Alexander the Great transformed the world. He had numerous military successes, almost conquering the entire known world at the time, and he is considered one of the greatest military commanders in history. However, Alexander the Great's legacy goes much further than his military conquests; his legacy also includes founding cities, influencing the Roman Empire, and bringing the western civilisation to the rest of…

Death of over two thousand people is difficult to imagine. Right? This man who is well known for what he has done. Good and bad. His name is Alexander. Also known as Alexander the Great. That has been his nickname for centries. What makes him so great? He was born in 356 BCE. Alexander was tutored by Aristotle. His father was mysteriously killed in 336 BCE, Alexander picked up where his father left off to defeat the Persians. He is the leader and won’t let anyone be over him. He was too arrogant…

Clifford Rosenberg 2015). Alexander’s crusade lasted eleven years, he conquered the Persian Empire and more. And this was the biggest political change brought about by his invasion. He seized the wealth of the Persians and redistributed it back into the Greek city states. He founded dozens of cities which he names after himself. Shortly after his defeat of the Persian Empire, Alexander passed away. His Empire separated into smaller kingdoms. Mostly run by his top ranking generals. Ptolemy I…

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 army, and he was known to be a genius for the military force. Alexander also succeeded to colonize the city of tyre. After Alexander's sudden death in 323BCE, Politically, the huge power which he created became…

his relationship with the Mongols. Alexander Neviskii was the prince of Novgorod. Alexander was the second son of Prince Yaroslav Vsevolodivch. Alexander and his father gave time to Batu Khan and the land became part of the Genghisid golden horde empire and its military force combined with the Mongols military. The Novgordian people elected alexander to be their military leader as they were threaten by the swedes. The Mongols had just conquered the region and citizens were shocked. They wanted…

David Trotter Dr. Gerald Miller ENG 111 October 6, 2015 Alexander The Great Alexander the II of Macedon, born July of 356 BCE to King Philip II of Macedon and Olympias, the daughter of King Neoptolemus I of Epirus, is considered ‘the great’ for both his military genius and diplomatic skills. He is even said to be the inspiration for other conquerors such as; Pompey, Caesar, and Napoleon (Alexander The Great). By far the most important achievement of Alexander was the fact that he spread the…

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 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…