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Ancient Greece: Wars And A Great King
Kiara Delgado
Miss. Luisa Leguizamon

26 October 2016
Ancient Greece, Wars and a Great King
Have you ever wondered what does it means to be a King? It means facing wars that could weak or destroy your kingdom to the ground. Many kings dealed with wars in Ancient Greece to protect it or to take possession of it, that’s why the Weakened Greece was conquered by King Phillip II o Macedonia, Then his son Alexander the Great created a vast empire in 11 years.

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