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Was Alexander the Great all that great? Alexander was a Greek born in 356 B.C in a city located in Northern Greece in a Kingdom named Macedonia. His father, King Philip of Macedonia, was the king of this kingdom where Alexander was born. Alexander inherited the throne when his father was assassinated while Alexander was 20 years old. Alexander the Great does deserve to be a great. Alexander used his smartness and quick-thinking skills to win battles in the heat of the moment. Once he was about…

You’re trotting through a field, it's been 10 long years of battling and hard work. As soon as your turning back your leader Alexander the Great dies. Alexander was born into a leadership family. He was born in 356 BCE, in a kingdom of northern Greece, Macedonia. While Alexander was younger his father King Philip, built the Macedonian empire stronger than before. King Philip conquered Greek city-states and planned to fight the strongest empire, the Persian Empire. At age 20 his father King…

Alexander murdered tens of thousands of people and sold more people into slavery. Alexander was the son of Philip II, The king of Macedonia. After Philip ii was assassinated in 336 BC Alexander took over when he was only 20 years old. Alexander was a villain because he destroyed cities, killed thousands of people, and sold many women and children into thralldom. Alexander destroyed and conquered many cities during his rule of power. For one, he massacred the city of Thebes because they had…

Olympia, painted in 1863 by Edouard Manet, and The Coiffure, which Mary Cassatt created in 1891, illustrate inequalities in class and gender. As art used to be considered a field only for men, the male gaze was and is very commonly found in art. Male gaze is when a female subject is seen through the view of a man and often seems objectified. Manet, in Olympia, and Cassatt, in most of her work, either invert the gaze or work to entirely remove it. In addition to showing women in a more positive…

The Olympic Games first began in 776 B.C. and continued to occur every four years for an estimated one thousand more years. Women were not able to compete in the games for many understandable reasons. Men competed in tough ways that were not beneficial for women. The Hera Games to honor another goddess were available. The culture in the time period is different than the culture is today. The Olympics started in Greece about 3,000 years ago and it is understandable for women not to compete…

Murdered at his daughter’s wedding in 336 B.C., the success of King Philip II of Macedonia was cut short at an inopportune time: just before his invasion of Persia. In accordance with Philip’s expectations, his son Alexander III inherited the Macedonian throne without much opposition, something uncommon for the time period. After securing the throne from pretenders and the nation from enemies, Alexander carried out his father’s plans to invade Persia, which had “dominated the whole world from…

Alexander the Great was born on July 20, 356 BC in Pella, Macedon, and died on June 10, 323 BC in Babylon. His biggest accomplishment was conquering lots of land in Asia and Europe. He was the king of Macedonia or Ancient Greece, and is considered to be one of the greatest military commanders in history. He was a king from 336 to 323 BC. His father was King Philip the II. He had a strong and united empire in Ancient Greece that Alexander inherited. When Alexander was a child, he was tutored in…

Alexander the Great is renowned as one of the youngest most successful, innovative, and dominant military leaders in history. His aspiring intelligence was kindled under the tutelage of Aristotle, who instructed him in 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…

Name: Maddie Swart Hour: 3 Alexander the Great Alexander The Great is a person that interests numerous historians. Alexander was born in Macedonia in the year 356 BCE and died in 323 BCE. Alexander wanted to conquer the world, and he started with the Middle East and Asia. Alexander led an army of about 40,000 troops across the land. As he traveled, he fought in many battles with 5 major battles. He was almost always successful. So, the big question is how great is Alexander The Great?Alexander…

Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 07 Mar. 2016 Ivan the great was the grandfather of ivan the terrible who was born Ivan Chetvyorty Vasilyevich on August 25, 1530. He was born in the grand Duchy of Muscovy, Russia to members of the Rurik dynasty. His father, Basil the third, died when he was just 3 years old. His mother, Elena Glinskaya, ruled until her death in 1538 when ivan was 8. Different boyar families disputed the legitimacy of her rule during this time and the area fell into…