Philip III of Macedon

species of flowers originating from the lilaceae family. This deadly flower could have been placed in his wine, leading to his slow yet painful death. But who exactly would have the audacity to poison Alexander the Great? Since Alexander’s father, Philip II, was assassinated by Pausanias (one of his own bodyguards), suspicions immediately fell on those whom Alexander associated with. These suspicions were mostly narrowed down to his general, Antipater, and Antipater’s…

Alexander the great was indeed great in my opinion. Greatness in the era he lived in, to me, means he built his kingdom and expanded it, and he gained respect for his power and influenced others around him. He made people fear him and took over quite a few places within his life which expanded his empire. People such as the Egyptians prove my point. Egyptians treated Alexander the Great as if he were a pharoah and adopted his culture. Egypt became the center for Greek culture and because of that…

In ancient Greece, Diogenes and Alexander had some of the most distinguished personalities, which made people admire them. Diogenes, founder of Cynicism, was a philosopher that lived his life as he described natural and free of convention, as he thought all men should. Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia, was one of the most brilliant thinkers and successful conqueror of his time. In Highet’s essay” Diogenes and Alexander”, he describes their personalities and the meeting these two great men…

Introduction Alexander the Great: a Macedonian king. Augustus Caesar: a Roman emperor. Both men were great leaders of the past. They had many accomplishments, experienced an impactful early life, and faced difficult obstacles. They also had similarities as well as differences. However, Alexander the Great was more important than Augustus Caesar because of his more impactful achievements, his creativity, his fame and success, and his wonderful traits. Accomplishments Alexander the Great has…

Macedonian capital of Pella, his father Philip II was the newly appointed king. Throughout his youth, Alexander received the best education a person of his stature could obtain. In his early teens he studied under Aristotle, a great philosopher recognized in modern times. He was also schooled in military values and war strategies. At 16, Alexander was given control of Macedonia while his father partook of expanding Macedonian controlled territory. During his leave, Philip II was murdered in…

In 304 BCE Pataliputra (modern day Patna) Shubhadrang and Bindusara had a child and they named him Ashoka. Ashoka was an Indian emperor of the Mauryan dynasty. When he grew up he was a very bold, troublesome and a very cruel man. Ashoka was very interested in war and fighting. According to legend Ashoka had killed a lion a wooden stick. He was given a nickname called “Chand Ashoka” which meant “Ashoka the fierce”. Ashoka’s brothers were scared of him and his brothers convinced their father,…

At a time Bharatavarsha was largely fragmented with Greek invaders still lurking around (left by Alexander), a brahmin scholar masterminded their expulsion and reinstated a powerful Indian empire using the military strength of Chandragupta Maurya. Mired in myths, the name Chanakya, invokes to this day, the image of a scheming strategist who used realpolitik as a necessary means to common good. Two millenniums later, the modern nation-state of India found itself in more dire conditions. Four…

Alexander the Great Do you believe Alexander is Good? I believe that Alexander is good. Philip 2 left behind all his power to his son after he got murdered. Philip 2 ruled for 23 years. Alexander is a hero because he invented many things, The Egyptians crowned him Pharaoh, and Alexander’s army was so good Alexander was able to lead them into tough armies. This essay will prove to you that Alexander the Great was not bad, instead he is good. To begin with, Alexander is a hero because he…

The question that we are all trying to answer is How Great was Alexander the great. Is that really the question that we are asking I mean His name is alexander the GREAT. Well AS you have probably guessed I am in favor of Alexander the Great. I believe he was great. His Greatness brought Julius caesar to tears. He built a strong empire at a very young age, 20. He was born in the back woods, macedonia, so he did not have a great chance of being great. He fought and won many battles, that shows…

brilliance, and persistence. He unleashed changes that would ripple across the Mediterranean world and Middle East for centuries. His most lasting achievement was the spread of Greek culture. Alexander the Great’s empire was a great success. After Philip II was assassinated, Alexander took the throne. He was only 20, but he was an experienced soldier and was ambitious like his father. Alexander started conquering in Persia, and from there moved from victory to victory, never losing a battle,…