lead to his reckless personality and brash behavior. Alexander the Great had a taste for wine and woman‚ he is considered bisexual and at banquets he would drink until he was drunk. Alexander believed that he could unite the whole world under one empire which would lead to peace and harmony. Reputation: Alexander the Great was adored by his men and had their undivided loyalty throughout his campaign. At the age of 16 he was left to rule his father’s kingdom while Philip was away on his conquests
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Ancient Medieval‚ Orange 7-8 January 7th‚ 2014 Cyrus the Great‚ one of the most insightful leaders of his time‚ according to Ancient Greek historians such as Xenophon and Herodotus it was because of his ability to create a lasting empire. He was able to use political‚ military‚ and trade powers to establish stability within his rule. Historians have recognized this and his tactics are still used to this day. Cyrus was able to do something that not many ancient rulers were able to
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The Life of Alexander III the Great Alexander III the Great is believed to be the greatest military genius to have ever lived He rose to be the King of Macedonia‚ and managed to conquer the great Persian Empire; something his predecessor could not accomplish. The list of the tasks Alexander accomplished goes on and on‚ but they did not all happen at once. The question most ask is… why was Alexander always known to be so great? Based on detailed research‚ it seems in fact that since birth‚
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conflicts between several Greek city-states and the Persian Empire that lasted roughly half a decade from 500 B.C. until 448 B.C. Some of the most distinguished conflicts know to this day are Marathon‚ Thermopylae‚ Salamis and Platea. Although despite the superior number and imperial resources the Persians were defeated resulting in a Greek triumph. In this essay I will be discussing the key factors which contributed to the defeat of the Persian Empire such as the weaponry used‚ their strengths and weaknesses
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throne of Macedon in 336 B.C. to the death of Cleopatra VII of Egypt in 30 B.C. Its beginning is marked by Alexander’s successful invasion of the Persian Empire and its end by the division of the Middle East between Rome and the new Iranian-ruled kingdom of Parthia. For much of the intervening three hundred years the territory of the former Persian Empire was dominated by a series of Macedonian-ruled kingdoms in which Greeks and Greek culture enjoyed extraordinary domination. Art and literature flourished
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Cyrus II was known as Cyrus the Great. He was the founder of the Persian Empire. His reign was from 559 BCE to 530 BCE. He was also the first ruler and founder of the Achaemenian Empire. This empire was centered on Persia and compromising the Near East from the Aegean Sea eastward to the Indus River (Frye). The ancient Persians called Cyrus “The father of his people” and he was talented and an ideal monarch. After the Persian tribes were united by Cyrus his armies conquered the Lydian and they annexed
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Macedon and Alexander III of Macedon were above average and above normal in the sense that they achieved far more greatness than most in their time. This father/son duo ruled the Macedonian Empire and conquered a vast amount of surrounding land between 360-323 B.C. (1). Before Philip came to rule‚ the Macedonian empire was disintegrating and divided. The two men used different tactics both physically and
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The Conquests of Alexander the Great The general assumption of Alexander the Great is that he was a conqueror and was in charge of the destruction of the Persian Empire. This leader and achiever succeeded in plenty other aspects to create the conqueror he became over time. Thus‚ Alexander the Great was an average youthful child who was born in Pella‚ Macedonia where he later became emperor. The support from other scholars has helped prove the importance of him and his conquests. Macedonia is
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politics‚ history‚ literature and medicine. Inherited his father’s‚ king Philip II of Macedon‚ kingdom and became king of Macedonia. Alexander the great is called the ‘greatest military leader of all time’ by many historians. While conquering different empires‚ Alexander learned about their cultures and spread their different ideas. He became the leader of the Greeks‚ ‘overlord’ of the Asian Minor‚ Pharaoh of Egypt‚ and a king of Persia and Macedonia at the young age of 25. Alexander allowed people to continue
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About 2500 years ago‚ the Persian Empire was expanding through Asia and into Asia Minor (the area between the Black and Mediterranean Seas) and taking control of the eastern world. A Persian ruler was installed over every city-state that they conquered. It was this action that eventually provoked the Ionian revolt which marked the beginning of the long confrontation between the Greek and Persian empires. About BC 550‚ Cyrus I‚ emperor of Persia‚ conquered the territory of Ionia (the west coast
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