Wars of Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great lived a short but extraordinary life. In his brief 33 years upon this Earth he tamed the unruly, studied under a great philosopher, was inspired by the Iliad, made close friends and conquered much of the known world in his time. Leaving a legacy that ranked him as one of the greatest generals of all times as well as one of the six most renowned figures of ancient times. Macedonia meaning “Land of the Tall”, was a kingdom not a typical city state. (Tsouras 2004) Located on…

restructurings, and successions of triumphs against the conquering Persian armies. Only after a long and revolting war, Athens and Sparta were eliminated, and produced Macedonia as the prevailing power of Greece. City-states such as Miletus, Thebes and Corinth would also eventually a chief role in the cultural accomplishments of Classical Greece. During the Classical Period…

Washington, D.C. One can see the resemblance of the tall and impressive Doric columns of the Parthenon of Athens to the National Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C. One can also note that in the Classical Greek culture they expressed their great style with colossal structures and cities like “Acropolis” at Athens, (McKay, Crowston, Wiesner-Hanks, Perry, 77), which compares to the “Mall” in the United States capital with its many national museums and monuments. To accomplish these…

Alexander the Great is a very important man in history. Some people call him a hero while others call him a villain. In my opinion, Alexander the Great is a hero. Yes, he has done many terrible things that are not okay but he has also done many heroic things that made our world the way it is now. Reasons why I think Alexander is a hero is because he was a great military leader, he advanced the Greek civilization, and he wanted to educate people. Alexander was a great military leader. He knew…

After his father was assassinated, Alexander the Great (356 - 323 BC) who was also known as Alexander III of Macedon, embraced the Macedonian Army's support and eradicated those who were against him in order to become the Corinthian League's leader and king. He then had great success taking over Persian Empire (History, n.d.); and Alexander was able to have the entire Empire overthrown without any help from his allies. All Alexander's achievements were due to his powerful unrelenting character:…

No commander can win a battle, let alone a war by himself, this is distinctively true for the conqueror Alexander the Great. Alexander was and still is considered the greatest military genius in the known ancient world. He managed to conquer half of the known world in his time. His kingdom spread through Iran, Egypt, India and Pakistan. Alexander III of Macedon, known to many as Alexander the Great was born on the 21st of July 356 BCE and lived to the 11 of June 323 BCE. He was the son of King…

Alexander the Great was a king of a country called Macedonia and was born around 365 BC, he was thought of the greatest military leader of his time. He spent his childhood in hopes of becoming his father, his father was a conquer like him conquering many countries. He showed his skills as a child and one of the famous stories of him showing his skills is him taming Bucephalus(his horse) he then later used this horse to conquer the country. His late father was assassinated by the Pausanias, he…

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…

Library Of Alexandria was one of the biggest libraries of the Ancient World. The library was introduced in 288 BCE 35 years after Alexander the great died. When Alexander was building Alexandria he had a vision of an abundance of men coming from different cities for their food and their crops. Unfortunately he died too soon to see his beautiful creation come to life. When Alexander died his empire was divided amongst his generals but instead of ruling together they divided the kingdom and ruled…

Alexander was conceived around July 20, 356 B.C., in Pella, which was the managerial capital of Macedonia. His dad was frequently away, overcoming neighboring regions and putting down rebellions. Alexander demonstrated incredible inclination as a youngster and one of his guides was Aristotle, the acclaimed Greek savant. To be sure, antiquated records demonstrate that the two got to be offended later in Alexander's high school years and at one point his mom was ousted to Epirus. Philip II was…