Philip II of Macedon

world. Alexander III of 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…

Arabic philosophy and “The philosopher” in the West. Aristotle was born in approximately 384 B.C. in Stagira Greece. Aristotle enrolled in Plato’s Academy and proved to be an exemplary scholar. He received a request in about 342 B.C. from King Philip of Macedon to assist teaching is son Alexander. He began tutoring Alexander the Great who was thirteen years old at the time about Greek culture and its importance. Alexander soon went on…

The world has seen many conquerors in its days, with many today remembered for either their disastrous or wondrous reigns. Named the world’s greatest conqueror, Alexander the Great of Macedonia, like his name suggests, was great in several respects, all contributing to his success in dominating the known world. Some may even call him a hero. Hero, by dictionary definition, is “a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities.” (Merriam - Webster Online Dictionary). Alexander…

exceptional ambition and many talents. His bravery, strategy, and decisiveness allowed him to expand his empire into Persia without losing a single battle. He had a reign of 13 years, starting at the age of 20 after the assassination of his father Philip II of Macedon. Alexander himself died at the age of 32 in 323 BCE and the division of his vast empire was not settled for another 12 years. In this essay, his strategicness, practicality, and his role as a visionary will be examined and…

Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great was the king of Ancient Greek he was born to parents King Philip II and Queen Olympia. The purpose of my paper will be to prove that Alexander had a great rise to power and also a fall because of his obsession for power. Alexander the Great was a Conqueror who when in front of flatterers and spectators was compared to Gods. He acquired his power through conquest he himself boasted as being greater than those of his father.…

Alexander of Macedon: A Great Leader Being the first person to conquer the Egyptian, Greek, and Persian empires in just over a decade was no walk in the park, and neither was integrating a culture into all of those empires nor attempting to unite them all. Alexander of Macedon was this man: he conquered the greatest empires, spread the Greek influence, and lead in a unique way with his inspiring character that he is famous for. Although he was not the ideal leader such as Plato’s idea of a…

listened to them and would have not invaded India, would have returned home to Macedon, and would have not adopted Persian values. With the mandate of Corinth complete Alexander had no reason to continue his campaign into India other than personal accomplishment. Alexander was self-obsessed and only cared about the list of things that he had accomplished. This most likely stems from him always wanting to outdo his father, Philip II, as it was originally Philip’s plan to invade Persia, not…

The kingdom of Berbania is ruled by the king, Don Fernando and his wife , Doña Valeriana. They have three sons, Prince Pedro, Prince Diego and Prince Juan. The King’s favorite child is his youngest son, Prince Juan. He cared for him so much that when he had a dream about his favourite being betrayed and beaten, he grew very ill, and sadly no doctors in the entire kingdom had a cure. So King Fernando's illness worsened. But as luck would have it, an old traveling doctor arrives at Berbania and…

significant role in his rise to prominence. Along with the legacy of his father Philip, he inherited traits from both his father and mother Olympia’s. Alexander inherited a strong and powerful state, a highly trained and experienced army with excellent generals and overlords. Modern historian Bosworth…

Alexander the Extraordinary Caris Daneker Pd. 8 In 336 B.C., there was a man named Alexander, from Macedonia. Alexander is now more modernly called “Alexander the Great”, for he did great things for the world and made history. Alexander did something so amazingthat the common man of his time would only dream about what he accomplished in only a decade! So, I believe a more suitable name is “ Alexander the Extraordinary”. Extraordinary means remarkable, or worthy of attention and in this…