Wars of Alexander the Great

Alexander and the Greatness of his Conquest After the great Peloponnesian wars, the kingdom of Macedonia had been strengthening to become a force to overcome the Greek city states. Macedonia was under the control of King Philip II. Philip now reigned over all of Greece. He requited the Greeks to join his empire and his plan to take over and invade the Persian Empire. Before King Philip could begin his invasion of Asia, he was assassinated. Referring to the information provided by Harrap, “Philip…

Alexander the Villain The year is 336 B.C.E, Philip II was assassinated, and Alexander was accepted by the Macedonian army to be his father's heir (Event A). Like the Thebans said, Alexander became just another tyrant like his father. While Alexander had many great accomplishments, he too had many bad factors. Alexander can be classified as a ‘villain’ because he destroyed the Thebans without reason, enslaved women and children. Egyptians were excluded from partaking in the learning centers, he…

There were two roots that triggered the wars. One was when Athens started collecting money from other city-states to improve its military strength against Persian's invasion and built its state’s temples, such as Parthenon, without collecting taxes from the Athenians (Dr. K.E. Carr, 2015). Athenians…

dared oppose him and nearly conquered the world and Alexander the Great the man who conquered most of the known world. They are both major historical figure and brilliant tactical masterminds. Alexander and Julius are easily the most influential figures before the time of christ. Alexander the Great and Julius were both charamistac conqueror who were respects and left behind a legacy so great it is remembered thousands of years in the future. Alexander and Julius also built two of the greatest…

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon, better known as Alexander the Great, had a profound impact on the ancient world in little more than a decade. Alexander was born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia in July 356 BC. His father was Philip II of Macedon and his mother Olympias. His father, Philip was assassinated in 336 BC and Alexander inherited the kingdom. Alexander made use of his father’s Macedonian forces, led the magnificent army across the Hellespont in Asia. With some…

Alexander The Great was well known for his great military leadership, conquering most of the Middle East and the Persian Empire and also spreading Greek culture around. Alexander took over the throne when he was 20 years old with knowledge about politics, philosophy and science taught by an philosopher, Aristotle. Throughout his life until his death he had left legacies that even people in the modern time still learn about and also that his stories are in religious sacred text such as the Qur’an…

son Alexander. It could explain why Alexander’s friends finished Pausanias immediately instead of capturing…

In 356 B.C. Phillip II and his third wife Olympias had a child named Alexander. At a young age Alexander was educated by a wise Greek philosopher named Aristotle. According to Plutarch, Alexander went against Aristotle’s advice to treat the Greeks as a leader, and the barbarians as a master (Plutarch 4). However, he treated them as friends and kinsmen so that his kingdom would not be filled with warfare, banishments and secret plots. In this way he could mediate and govern the world (Plutarch 4)…

Alexander the Great went down in history as one of the greatest military leaders of Greek history, however, his death was the signal of the former Greek life he had ruled coming to an end. Ironically, while he created a legacy for himself, he left behind a “mess” after his sudden and untimely death, and with no other successors other than some of his loyal friends and former generals remaining (Austin, no. 27). The dawning of a new era for Greek life was born after numerous battles and kingdoms…

of you standing here next to me, since we are united by the same language, the same blood and the same visions.” Alexander the Great once said said. Alexander the Great was a king of Macedonia and son of King Philip II and Olympia. He was also one of the greatest military leaders in history. Alexander’s great military campaign started in Amphipolis. Before crossing to Asia, Alexander wanted to secure the borders north of him. In the spring of 335 BC, he set course east into the country of the…