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    When Alexander III tried to invade the Indian subcontinent‚ he faced tough opponents who eventually discouraged rest of the Macedonian army to abandon the campaign into the India subcontinent. By the time Alexander III reached the Indian subcontinent‚ he had conquered‚ rest of East Asia and north Egypt. Before straight out war‚ Alexander the Great formed alliances with King Ambhi Kumar who was the ruler of Taxila. Taxila provided Alexander with army and resources to subdue the rest of the tribes

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    Alexander Fleming was a German botanist‚ biologist‚ and pharmacologist who discovered the first antibiotic. He did this through a rather extraordinary happenstance. While working with the properties of the bacterium staphylococcus he left on vacation. When he got back and was cleaning out his work area he noticed that a few of the slides he’d been working on had been contaminated by fungus. Upon noting that the staphylococcus colonize bordering the fungus had died he began asking more questions.

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    order to prove that‚ ideas‚ beliefs‚ influences and legacies from Alexander the Great‚ Julius Caesar and Jesus will help support this thesis. King Alexander the Great was one of the most powerful men during the Hellenistic Period. One of his biggest influences was that he fell in love with the Greek culture and decided to extended it which made for Western Civilization to be spread around and become the Hellenistic World. Alexander was a selfish man who took every opportunity he had on any region

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    The greatness of Alexander III‚ as he was originally‚ has been disputed in the past. His legend has survived for thousands of years‚ and his name is well-known‚ but just how great was he? In answering this question it is necessary to define the terms ’deserve’ and ’great’. For these purposes‚ to deserve will mean to be worthy of. Great has many meanings‚ and will be defined as: important; grand; distinguished; remarkable in ability or character; competent; or above what is normal‚ with implied admiration

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    important war that Alexander fought was Guagemela. It was one of the biggest and strongest battle that alexander was in. Although‚ alexander did not kill darius at the spot‚ he chased him all over just to kill him. Guagamela really stands out by the method of fighting they used and the commanders‚ belligerents‚ and soldiers who participated in the battle. This battle did have a huge impact because it showed how strong alexander’s army was. The cause of the battle is very simple. Alexander wanted to defeat

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    Alexander the Great can be considered one of the best generals of all time. From the young age of 20 Alexander the Great became the King of Macedonia succeeding his father Philip the second of Macedonia. He lead the Macedonian army for about thirteen years and never lost a battle. His empire stretched from Greece to Egypt and past Persia. Alexander the Great is an exceptional general because of his leadership‚ military strength‚ and intelligence. Alexander was an exceptional general because he was

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    Alexander III of Macedon Alexander iii of Macedon (alexander the great)‚ 32‚ of Pella‚ Greece‚ Died June 10th‚ 323 B.C. of natural causes. He was born to father Phillip II and mother Olympias on July 20th 356 B.C. in Pella‚ Greece. Alexander was taught by Aristotle for his education which gave him a lot of his knowledge. Alexander had 5 siblings Cleopatra of Macedon‚ Phillip III of Macedon‚ Thessaloniki of Macedon‚ Cananas‚ and Europa of Macedon; he also leaves behind his dog named Pertias. Alexander

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    centuries‚ Alexander the Great has held an eminent place in history. Arguably one of the greatest men the world has ever known‚ the Macedonian King accomplished many great feats in his short‚ but glorious life. During his reign‚ Alexander played several roles in the process of conquering the Persian empire‚ and in the assessment of his character‚ aspects of Alexander’s capabilities of both strengths and weaknesses must be explored in him as a person‚ a statesman and a leader. Alexander was a complex

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    towards economic growth. This may not be the case in todays world‚ however it was certainly the case during the era when Alexander the Great was ruling. Alexander reigned from 356 BCE until 323 BCE‚ during his short time on the throne‚ he excelled steadily and became one of the most significant figures studied from the ancient world (Lane Fox‚ p. 230‚ para. 2‚ p. 231‚ para. 1). Alexanders eagerness to continue his father’s legacy as well as his own aspirations‚ and to continue his luxurious lifestyle are

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    Alexander the great was hailed by many historians as one of the greatest kings of his time. Because of his greatness he earned the title of alexander the great. I believe‚ that with all of the things that Alexander did for the Greek empire‚ he definitely deserves this title. He was able to acquire much more land‚ he stopped the largest rebellion in greek history‚ and‚ under his rule‚ great cities were created that mixed many cultures to create great cities. Based upon all of the gathered evidence

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