Zach Hernandez Alexander the Great When observing the qualities of a person‚ usually what are taken in account are that person’s actions. Alexander the Great‚ possibly one of the greatest war generals/kings of all time‚ was a gifted young man for his tactical strategies for battle. Through his victories and successes‚ he conquered a majority of the world. Plutarch writes a biography on Alexander‚ in which he includes his own views‚ which may or may not agree with other historians (though Plutarch’s
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Leonidas was the king of Sparta between 488BC and 480BC. The movie “300” narrates the story of Leonidas leading 300 Spartan “body guards” and fighting to death against the massive Persian army led by “God King” Xerxes in the battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. Prior to the start of the war‚ Leonidas knew that his army was hugely outnumbered and knew with certainty that his move against the Persians was a suicide mission. His intention was to delay the fast approaching Persian army from reaching the
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Alexander‚ by in many means deserves his title of “The Great”. He’s possibly one of the most significant rulers of the ancient world‚ had great leadership skills and by far the most well rounded of the ancient leaders. Alexander was born the son of Phillip II of Macedonia‚ at that time the ruling king of Greece and it’s city-states along with Macedonia. Soon after Phillip II was assassinated‚ Alexander took reign around the age of 20. He started what was to become one of the most spacious‚ defiant
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How successful the Delian League was. The Delian League or Athenian League was an alliance of more than 300 Greek city-states‚ under the direction of Athens‚ with the aim of liberating the eastern cities of Greece which were under the control of Persia. “Prominent members included: Aegina‚ Byzantium‚ Chios‚ Lesbos‚ Lindos‚ Naxos‚ Paros‚ Samos‚ Thasos‚ and many other cities across the Aegean‚ in Ionia‚ the Hellespont‚ and Propontis.” (Cartwright & Mark‚ 2016). This alliance was dissolved after the
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Similarities in the failures of Xerxes’ invasion of Greece and the Sicilian Expedition On paper‚ Xerxes and the Persians‚ along with Alcibiades and his Athenians‚ would be overwhelmingly favored to win over Greece and Sicily. However‚ although both the Athenians and Persians not only far outnumbered their opponents in manpower‚ weaponry‚ and utilities‚ they still shockingly were both beaten and sent back to their homelands. The reasons for why two superpowers such as these would fall to a cluster
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The Battle of Thermopylae The Battle of Thermopylae was a significant battle of the Persian war. It consisted of 2 sides‚ the Greeks and the Persians as the king of Persia intended to invade Greece. Greece and Sparta were never in close relations but decided to put that aside and have Sparta lead the Greeks. The Spartans were disciplined and trained at a very young age as it was normal for them to send their children to the military. They came together and despite the limited amount of soldiers
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Alexander the Great was one of the most successful military commanders in history; by the time of his death‚ he had conquered most of the world known to the ancient Greeks. Alexander was one of the greatest generals of all time‚ noted for his brilliance as a tactician and troop leader and for the rapidity with which he could traverse great expanses of territory. His fame has endured the passing of centuries‚ and he will forever be lauded as the "greatest military genius of all times". His achievements
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THE PERSIAN WAR The Persians and the Greeks were at war with each other in the Persian war. It started when the Ionians revolt against the Persians and asked Greek to save them. The wars were Marathon‚ Thermopylae‚ Salamis‚ and Plataea. The battle of Marathon was the first war. The Greeks won the war against the Persians. In the war the Persians thought they could sneak attack Athens but the Greeks were waiting for them the whole time. The battle of Thermopylae was the second war. The Persians
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Following the Battle of Gaugamela‚ Alexander planned on deploying the same tactics used against the Persians during the battle in Issus. In reply‚ his generals disagreed with repeating that tactic as it would put Alexander in danger‚ it would leave the left and center unit weaken against Persian‚ and purpose that Alexander take the fight towards Darius together with his army. Alexander opposed to his general’s idea as he was very firmed on his own belief and reassured his generals that if he is able
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In a place called Anatolia‚ there lived a strong and willful king named Argus together with his wife‚ Queen Athanasia. They ruled with great compassion and benevolence which made Anatolia flourish into a kingdom filled with warmth and hospitality. Both Argus and Athanasia treated their subjects with respect and solicitude which made them close to the hearts of the citizens of Anatolia. Although the success of their kingdom brought them tremendous joy‚ they still felt unsatisfied and void because
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