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household name. Was Alexander of Macedonia really “great” like everyone says he is? I say, yes, he was Alexander the Great. During his time as King, Alexander led many conquests. His father, Philip II of Macedonia had dreams of conquering the Persian Empire which was the largest empire at the time. When Philip was murdered in 336 BCE, the League of Corinth elected Alexander as Philip’s successor. The Thebans openly opposed this and started rebellions in 335 BCE to try and declare independence…

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 victory at Issus against the Persian king, Alexander processed to Phoenicia and Syria. All…

Myth Story Millions of years ago there was a greek legend named Nurmagomedov. He was one of the greatest warriors known to man. While being known in Greece, Nurmagomedov was actually from America. Nobody actually knows who his parents were but legend has it that he arose from an errupting valcano in Hawaii. Not long after being pushed out of the valcano, Nurmagomedov was very curious and took up building weapons mainly out of rocks and wood. After years of wondering around Hawaii, Nurmagomedov…

At the age of 20 he inherited power of Macedon after his father King Philip II of Macedon passed away. At the age of 18 he scored his first victory. He died at the young age of 32. During his years of war, he never lost a battle. As the evidence states Alexander was powerful at a young age compared to king twice as old has…

the the greatest military geniuses of all time, and he was an inspiration for later conquerors. Alexanders upbringing created who he became. Alexander The Great was born in Pella the ancient capital of Macedonia in 356 BC. He was the son of Philip II the king of Macedonia, and his mother Olympias the princess of the neighboring Epirus. He spent his childhood watching his father bring Macedonia into an extremely powerful military state of the ancient world. By the age of 12 Alexander's…

Sphere of Influence As my first leader I am picking Alexander the Great. Alexander the great influenced in a lot of regions. He has made an impact in western and eastern culture. He influenced Greek culture through most of Asia and Europe. Even Africa and Parts of the middle east were heavily influenced by Alexander. Alexander rose from the top to become one of the most popular military generals in all of history. Alexander had an Empire the conquered from Greece, to Asia, Egypt, India, and…

Alexander the Great went down in history as one of the greatest military leaders of Greek history, however, his death was the signal of the former Greek life he had ruled coming to an end. Ironically, while he created a legacy for himself, he left behind a “mess” after his sudden and untimely death, and with no other successors other than some of his loyal friends and former generals remaining (Austin, no. 27). The dawning of a new era for Greek life was born after numerous battles and kingdoms…

happened in Egypt, including: the building of the pyramids in 2560 BCE. Religious revolutions, the abandonment of polytheism for monotheism around 1350 BCE. The rise of King Tut, the boy king in 1332 BCE. The height of Egypt, 1279 BCE under Ramessess II, arguably the most powerful pharaoh in Egypt’s history. Along with multiple invasions throughout all these times. And one thousand years later, in 332 BCE, Alexander the Great set his eyes on conquering Egypt during the time of Persian…

Alexander the Great was tutored by Aristotle as a child. Aristotle gifted Alexander with a copy of The Iliad at age 14, and the story greatly influenced Alexander later in his life. He may have taken the book so seriously because of his relationship with Aristotle, whom he valued as a father figure. The book’s influence on Alexander can be seen not only through his battle strategies, but also through how he acts in battle. In autumn of 332 BCE, Alexander takes the city of Gaza during a siege.…

Alexander murdered tens of thousands of people and conquered ample amounts of land. 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. Before being the ruler of Macedonia he was a war leader at the age of 16. The Great Alexander was a villain because of the fact that he annihilated cities, killed thousands of people, and started many wars. Alexander destroyed and conquered umpteen cities…