Wars of Alexander the Great

Alexander the great is known for success in battle and his perseverance. He was a very great man in my opinion, yes he killed a lot of people but sacrifices must be made to make other things possible. Like for example building one of the greatest cities the world's ever seen it contained one of the 7 wonders of the world. This is just one example of how great he is. This man spread greece culture like wild fire. Alexander the great was a spiritual man he visited the oracle many times to figure…

watch plays and most cities had a theatre. Some were big enough to hold 15,000 people! The Greeks contributed a great…

The View of Alexander the Great and His Relative Divinity Throughout the book ‘The Life of Alexander’, which is written by Plutarch, the idea of Alexander the Great seeing himself or being perceived as a god is addressed several times. After reading the book I believe that while Alexander did not think of himself as a god by birth, he believed that he had been gifted the qualities of a god, which could be taken away by the gods just as easily as they were given. Alexander the Great may have…

Between both periods in the periods, Classical era is more revolutionary than the Archaic. While Archaic focuses mostly on peaceful traits, the Classical era was maintaining order during their moment. For instance, the Greeks were still developing stuffs as the others are reaching mandatory purposes. In addition, the Classical era has impacted history for many generations until today. Basically, the Classical era is revolutionary for making constructive progress that lead to a future discovery…

Aaron Sanchez Mrs. Behan MA Latin 2 4-18-18 Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedonia or more commonly known as Alexander the Great, was king of Macedonia, hegemon of Greece, and conqueror of the Persian Empire. He was born in July 356 B.C in Pella, Greece. Former king of Macedonia,Philip II of Macedonia, was Alexander the Great’s father. Alexander spent most of his years on an unprecedented military campaign through Asia and northeast Africa. He created one of the largest and most powerful…

his connection to Zeus. Let us discover the differences between these two gods. Zeus and Jupiter are undoubtedly gods with different names. However, many say that they are both the same gods only of different origins and storytellers. Zeus is the great ruler of the Greek gods while Jupiter is the one who is sovereign to the Roman gods. Both gods play the role of protector of the weak race of humankind. If the humans pray and call on their name, the gods will come to their rescue.…

Ancient Greece has contributed a variety of subjects from poetry to philosophy, but what are the areas Ancient Greece had the greatest influence? Ancient Greece has been significantly influential to American culture, specifically in the area of political structure and science, although, entertainment is also noteworthy. In 508 BCE, Democracy begun (Doc. 1); a political system that introduced unbiased judgment and would be later expanded upon for the American political principles. Democracy was…

The Macedonian king Alexander the great was actually not that great. I mean sure he built cities and took over places but does that make you great? I don't really think so. My reasons behind this is he killed as many as 80,000 people in nine months, he sold 20,000 people as slaves, and made others worship him like a god. When Alexander the great went to invade persia and they were fighting he killed over 80,000 people i mean he may have been great back then, but i don't see how killing that many…

The Ancient Greeks were well known for their mythology; these myths played an immense role in their society. Mythology was at the center of their existence, these myths and the Gods within them were used to give purpose and meaning to their lives as well as explain how the world was created. In ancient Greece, stories about gods and goddesses as well as heroes and monsters were an important part of their culture. These stories were used to explained things from religious rituals to the weather,…

The Ancient Persian-Greek Wars began in 499 B.C.E. and lasted until 479 B.C.E (Kagan 64). This war is so infamous because of all the battles where the Greek underdogs triumph over the massive Persian forces. These events include a revolt against Persian forces and some major infantry and naval battles. All of these significant skirmishes led up to one outcome, the formation of the Delian league. A major conflict that led up to The Ancient Persian-Greek Wars was the Ionian Revolt. The Ionian…