Philip Sidney

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…

Alexander the Great believed to be one of the great kings of ancient Macedonia. In his short 13 year reign as king, he conquered more land than any other king in his time. At the age of twenty-two, he was crowned king of Greece. The impact Alexander the great had in his time is that he was the king of cultural diffusion. Alexander's conquests brought Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, and Asian under one ruler. This spiked trade immensely in these areas and all the cultures from the world…

In the year of 336- 323 BCE, Alexander the great began his mighty reign over Rome. He is known as “the great”' both for his military skills and his diplomatic talents in handling the various regions he conquered. Although Alexander left with a strong foundation for future years to come any complications arose destroying what was built. Was this transgression at fault of the people, or “The Great” King? Some may say during the reign of Alexander the great was some of the most glorious moments…

John Philip Sousa was considered the first American superstar by many. He was willing to try new things so he decided to resign from Marine Corp when he was 35 years old. He decided to start his own band called the Sousa Band. He formed a combination of the band by decided from the band that were more popular at the time. For 39 years the him and his band toured the country and the world by trains. John had been the leader of the United States Marine Band 12 years. John was starting to…

Alexander's childhood Alexander the Great was born 356 B.C. in Pella. His dad's name was Phillip and his mom's name was Olympia. She claimed that Phillip didn't father Alexander but Zeus himself did. At a young age Alex showed great protentional and Phillip hired a personal tutor for Alex. In his tutoring sessions, Alex learned everything from literature to science to philosophy. Alex's learning was cut short because his father wanted Alex to fight on the battlefield. Alex had a way with…

Alexander Graham Bell A great and influential man named Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on March 3, 1847 to Eliza Grace Symonds and Alexander Melville Bell. Bell’s father had a huge influence on is his future career. He was a professor of speech elocution at the University of Edinburgh. Alexander M. Bell’s reliable books about elocution and speech were very successful. He started Visible Speech for the blind. Bell’s mother was deaf which also influenced his work.…

The battle between Alexander the Great and Darius of Persia is a battle of great victory for Alexander. Darius’s army was approximately two hundred thousand to two hundred and fifty thousand soldiers. Alexander’s army consisted of approximately forty thousand soldiers. The great difference between sizes could have been very discouraging for Alexander. Instead of being discouraged, he knew the capabilities of his army to work together as one unit. Alexander’s army working as one unit gave…

There was a once small empire called Macedonia with a King named King Philip. He had a son named Alexander. King Philip later was murdered. Alexander was then named King of Macedonia. Lots of people had doubt that he would be able to rule the empire. Alexander then attacked the Persians and was named Alexander the Great, for he conquered the most land in history at that time. He was later named a god from the Egyptians. Alexander died at age 33, June 323 BC. After Alexander’s death, the empire…

Once Alexander III of Macedonia’s father died, he inherited his throne and took over his empire at the age of twenty. Following in his father’s footsteps, he controlled a vast area of land, from Greece to Egypt extending to the Hindu Kush Mountains. Alexander did conquer over 3,000 miles of land, which is absurd, but his ruthless and sadistic manner doesn’t deserve the honoring title of “great”. Alexander was so power hungry, that his actions became deadly. He would pilfer every town and…

Philip II of Spain was a dignified king who sought to achieve the best for his country. However, during his reign as king, King Philip II was unrightfully murdered one night. The group of people who ended the king’s life all had one similarity. They all had a list of motives to backup why they plotted against the King of Spain. These motives fueled the hatred burning within the assassins lead them to conspire against Philip and ultimately kill him. To seek revenge William of Orange, Antonio…