Title: Was Alexander the Great truly “Great” Date Due: 24/09/09 Date Submitted: 24/09/09 Alexander the Great‚ the ancient King of Macedonia is renowned for his conquests of Persia and India. The definition of the term ‘Great’ in such a context is to be distinguished or famous‚ highly skilled‚ of official position or social status‚ and exceptionally outstanding. The term ‘Great’ is an appropriate entitlement for Alexander‚ justified in many ways by his incredible successful war accomplishments
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Essay 2 Throughout history we haven’t seen a lot of things like the Persian wars. These wars were between Greek city states including Athens‚ Sparta and a few others small cites. Along with the massive Persian Empire. This happened over two thousand years ago and we’ll notice; why this was a major turning point within the Greek society‚ cultural developments that happened within the "Golden Age"‚ and the fall between Athens and Sparta which led to the Peloponnesian wars. The society and culture
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ESSAY 1 Alexander the Great was the King of Macedon and is one of the greatest military leaders in the Greco era in other words the Hellenistic period. His empire spread from Gibraltar to the Punjab. He was brilliant in planning strategic plans and attacks. An example would be when he created the Macedonian phalange. At the death of Alexander a new Greek age began which was the Hellenistic period during which Greek leaders spread Greek culture to the area Alexander had conquered. Alexander’s colleague
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demonstrated Macedonian military superiority over the Persians. At the battles of Granicus (334) and Issus (333) Alexander faced sequentially larger Persian armies before eventually routing them at the battle of Gaugamela (330)‚ forcing Darius to flee his empire‚ abdicating the throne by default. At Gaugamela‚ Alexander was greatly outnumbered‚ with Arrian—who provides the most detailed account of the battle—suggesting that‚ “The whole army of Darius was said to contain 40‚000 calvary‚ 1‚000‚000 infantry
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When and how did _________ become a modern country‚ and what are the most significant political/economic/social issues it faces currently? (For this question‚ you will have to describe how and when the country became free of any Western‚ imperial powers after the fall of the Ottoman Empire.) Israel/Palestine (choose 1 research question) Why is the Golan Heights a conflict area‚ who disagrees over the land‚ and who should govern it? Why is the Gaza Strip a conflict area for Israel/Palestine and who should govern the Gaza Strip
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brought onto Greece during the Persian wars between 499 and 448 BC. Alexander’s private desire‚ however‚ was to cast a shadow on the large Persian empire by winning all its lands and bringing it under his rule. Gaugamela‚ named after the village it was fought by‚ was the decisive battle in the struggle between Alexander III and Darius II for the Persian Empire. The battle occurred in 331 BC‚ this battle was one of importance as it shows a significant amount of Alexander’s tactical and military genius
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battle ground and outnumbered his opponent four to one. Alexander’s efficient and effective battle plan would overcome his lack of resources (Nassar‚ 2007). Alexander the Great is knowingly famous for being a great leader and conquering the Persian Empire.
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Persian wars Now to the Persian wars. The Persian wars are a series of battles between Persia and Greece. The Persian Empire at the time stretched from the Indus valley to the Asia Minor and Egypt and was starting to get into Greece and Europe. A few city-states started to send solders to help their fellow Greeks. Nine years later Darius‚ the emperor of Persia at the time‚ started to take his revenge. The first invasion of Greece was in the plains of Marathon near Athens‚ a great and scholared city
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A hero or not‚ Alexander the Great has many accomplishments and has been viewed differently by many people. He has been seen as a highly appreciated hero who has done great things and impacted our world’s view of history. Alexander was born during the year of the 106th Olympic games. he was reckoned to be either a good or bad person. Some see him as a threat who doesn’t deserve his title; and someone who’s killed many just to get what he wanted. Alexander has established new colonies and cities‚
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Around 492 B.C.E. Persia was the most powerful empire in the Mediterranean. They sought revenge towards the Greeks‚ which caused King Darius to send demands to Greece. Athens and Sparta were very hesitant when obeying the demands‚ most of the other city-states were quick to obey. While the Greeks saw what Athens and Sparta did as an act of defiance and it showed pride‚ Darius was obviously not happy. This lead to the Persian Wars‚ which would eventually lead to the Peloponnesian War. Both of these
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