After Alexander’s death, unfortunately the powerful and mighty empire he built up, rapidly declined. But in these remains, were left people of various races and cultures. Even though Alexander’s premature death was devastating it set the groundwork for a new era that is now known as the Hellenistic Age. During the Hellenistic Age, Alexander was responsible for most of Eurasia’s cultural development and diffusion. There were many advancements made during this era, some regarding medicine, military, and math & mechanical sciences.…
Alexander the Great had a military upbringing and lived a life that was shaped by militarism. He led the Macedonian army successfully to expand Greece and conquer the east. The Macedonian army mass success is attributed to the Alexander’s philosophical influence that led him to adapt to conditions, and use mindful tactics when leading his army.…
Alexander was born into the royal family of Macedonia in 356 BC to King Philip and Queen Olympia. King Philip was absent most of his life and the prince grew to resent him, and at age 13 the King assigned the famous philosopher, Aristotle, to teach him art, philosophy, poetry, drama, science and politics. Aristotle also taught him the works of Homer, and Alexander was greatly inspired by the warrior Achilles.…
After the three partitions of Poland in 1772, 1793, and 1795, there were many more Jews in the Russian empire. The Pale of Settlement was a region in imperial Russia where the Jews were given permanent dwelling. The leaders of Russia were called Czars and they had complete power over the entire empire. This essay will discuss three Russian Czars, Nicholas I, Alexander II, and Alexander III and the impact they had on the Jews. The different levels of tolerance of these Czars to the Jews greatly influenced the quality of Jewish life at the time.…
Tsar Alexander I, an intelligent, handsome, benevolent, and aspiring leader ascended onto the Russian throne in 1801 to become one of Russia’s greatest reformers and military leaders. The Tsar who defeated the French Empire was profoundly influenced by their domestic and foreign affairs, leading his vision of Russia to enhance and protect the revolutionary ideals of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. Initially open-minded to these western philosophies Alexander was inspired by his role models to spread these ideas, therefore becoming a “European” rather than just a Russian ruler. Thomas Jefferson who thought quite highly of Alexander, wrote from Monticello in 1806,…
Alexander the Great became king the death of his father King Philip II. His father had prepared the soil as well as Alexander for his supreme rule over the Hellenistic world. He was now the prevailing commander of the Macedonian army which was joined by the Greek soldiers. His courage, strategy, exuberance, and ability proved his value as an effective leader. With everything set in place Alexander ruled with the heart and military passion of his father.…
Many people think that Alexander the Great was truly great because of all his accomplishments, but not all of the things he did were great. He did lots of cruel things to people and animals just because he wanted to gain more power. Alexander has killed approximately 100,000 people only in four major battles (Alexander’s Legacy Doc E). Alexander was a prince who was born in macedonia of 356 BC. Alexander was very arrogant. He was taught by a philosopher Aristotle. He taught him subjects like, politics, sports, and warfare. Philip, Alexander’s father built the macedonian army into a deadly fighting machine, this sparked alexander’s interest and was eager to to lead the army. And Alexander got his chance to lead at the age of 20, because Philip…
On the other hand Alexander the Great was not so great because many tactics where inherited from his father,Philip II. Alexander's father had many tactics such as the phalanx, however Alexander decided to improve on his father's idea and make it better and stronger so he could defeat more enemies. The phalanx was his fathers idea but improving on the idea shows that he was intelligent and skilful. This shows that…
To be quite honest before this lesson I had always held the assumption that Alexander The Great was similar to that of Caesar; mainly in the sense that he was a general who gained power through conquest. Yet, to my surprise, I now know that Alexander was infact the son of a king, Phillip the second. Knowing this, I now view this discussion question a bit differently. There is no doubt that Alexander The Great was infact an influence character in history, but I wager his father deserves more credit than what common history gives him. The empire Alexander created both militarily and politically would, in my opinion, never occurred with the earlier conquest, and alliances his father set up. Simply put, the military and resources Alexander needed to begin his trek across the known world to the Greeks would have never happened without the alliances with the other powers Philip the second secured through political married and then latter conquest. Alexander very well could have amassed a military through the ways his father did, but the point is he did not have to do that in the beginning. Naturally, he would recruit new members to the military with ever conquest, but I believe saying this to answer a question on how Alexander created his empire’s army would be trival. However, the question itself is dually worded. The empire's military, as least for the beginning part of its creation would have been allotted to Alexander through what his father archived.…
In his early age, Alexander The Great was involved in many battles and high command position. Alexander…
Alexander’s youth was accountable for much the success of the Macedonian conquests. On July 20th, 356 BC, Alexander was born in the Pella, Macedonia to parents King Phillip and Queen Olympia. The earliest education Alexander would receive was under…
Alexander the Great is recognized as one of the greatest commanders that world has ever seen, if not the greatest. Alexander first led troops as a mere teenager and became king afterwards due to the assassination of his father. He decided to expand the Greek Empire, which his dad, King Philip, started but couldn't finish. At just the age of twenty years old, he set…
Son of Phillip II, Alexander the Great is considered one of the greatest military commanders of all times. Alexander grew up watching his father Phillip II transforming Macedonia into a great military power. After his father Phillip II was killed by a bodyguard, he became king of Macedonia to then become Alexander the Great. Alexander employ the latest technology to conquer civilizations, such as the catapult and the serge tower. His intelligence and the way he commanded his military made him the most powerful man in the world. Macedonians were considered inferior to other city-states. Alexander the great wanted to achieve his father ambitions, he wanted to be Greece, seize Macedonia, and he wanted to invade the Persian Empire. He transformed…
Question Number Three: Who was Alexander the Great and why was he “Great”? Macedonia was a barbaric nation that thrived under King Philip's reign. Located to the North of Greece, Macedonia was at a prime location for mass domination over Europe, but the prowess of the nation needed to be erected by a great and powerful ruler. This ruler would be Alexander, the son of King Philip, born in 356 BC. King Philip believed that Alexander was the son of a God, and that his presence was both human and divine.…
In the month of October the great King of Macedonia, Alexander the Great, was born. He was the son of Philip II, who is considered as an excellent general of Macedonia, and princess Olympias of Epirus. He inherited the best qualities and character of both of his parents. His father possessed strong and determined abilities of a real general and his mother was unreliable and out of control. Throughout his childhood, most of his friends were women. Lanice, who is a nurse, took good care of Alexander during his early life. Her younger brother, Clitus, was Alexanders playmate and considered one of his faithful friend. Alexander's early life was just like an ordinary Greek life. He often played hoop and balls and enjoyed night stories. In his seventh year, he was assigned to a teacher who taught him good manners and conducts as well as kept him out of trouble. Leonidas, a relative of his mother became his tutor. He was a really strict person and somewhat a disciplinarian but a very effective and efficient teacher to Alexander. His intellectual capability was seen at age ten. At this early age, he was already reciting the Iliad. He was also subjected for hard trainings and physical work-outs that taught him of survival of hardships and neediness (Cummings 49-51).…