Wars of Alexander the Great

Ancient Greece Greece is one of the oldest countries today. It has a lot of history and stories attached to it. Greece also has a lot of geography attached to it too. Greece is very mountainous and has a lot of hills. With it being very mountainous land there where not many city-states that were established, because there was no way to get over the mountains to see the other people. This also caused trading to be a problem in the more rural areas of Greece. But trading is not a problem for…

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…

The Hellenistic era was a period of great cultural change in literature, art, science, and philosophy. Each aspect of this cultural change occurred through Greek expansion and played a role in shaping the culture of Hellenistic Greeks. The beginning of the expansion of the Greek cultural was caused by the changing of the Greek environment. To begin with, the Greeks developed new technologies that would further their knowledge and even influence the modern world. These technologies include…

What does it take to have “the Great” behind a person’s name . How could someone so young, rule one of the greatest empires and command one of the most powerful armies . Alexander the Great was the greatest ruler, commander, and person there ever was. Alexander the Great was born in 356 B.C. in Pella, Macedonia. He was the son of Phillip II and Olympias. Alexander was also thought to be the son of Zeus because Phillip saw Olympias sleeping with a snake. At the time, Phillip II was the King of…

two great Greek heroes from Homer’s Iliad. Exekias expresses this scene in an incredibly elegant way. This story is set back during the Trojan War during the Bronze age. Exekias’ vase tells the magnificent tale of Achilles and Ajax playing a game of dice during a moment of relaxation. The style of this vase creates a sense of flow and conversation throughout the piece. We are able to follow the conversation through the score of the game. Exekias remarkably included the names of these two great…

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 was great for…

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…

Xerxes Xerxes the Great was the king of the Persian Empire from 486 BCE to 465 BCE. Xerxes was born “around 520 BCE” (Iran Chamber Society). His father was Darius the Great and his mother was Atosa, who was the daughter of Cyrus the Great. With close relatives who were held in high esteem to the citizens, Xerxes did not have to do much to prove himself as a worthy ruler. After the battle of marathon, Xerxes father died. Xerxes decided to try and conquer Greece because his father…

He was educated during a period called the Second Sophistic, when Greek education had regained its original popularity, and rhetoric was once again a favored course of study. During the 2nd century period where Lucian lives during the time of the Great Roman Emperors where sharing or giving jokes can be dangerous, he took writing and satirical essays on the intellectual life of his time either in the form of Platonic dialogues or, in imitation of Menippus, in a mixture of prose and…

and how it has changed from ancient times to modern times, and the allegories that are associated with the stories in this myth and how they relate to the comparisons that are used today. During the first play, Agamemnon returns back from the Trojan War and his wife is unhappy and kills him. Her act of killing her husband is one example of the Ritual Theories that are emphasized in beliefs of culture and religion used today. Ritual theories are explained by the myths that have the same rituals…