This is seen in several superb depictions of the youthful Alexander in the form of marble busts‚ bronze statuettes‚ coins‚ and medals. Alexander (356 323 B.C.) the Third of Macedon‚ also known as Alexander the Great‚ was a celebrated king of the antiquated Greek kingdom of Macedon. Alexander remains one of the most compelling and exciting personalities of classical times. Historical backdrops of Alexander have been provided by various rich sources; the three foremost depictions of Alexander appear in portraits‚ coinage
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happily risking his life in the heat of the conflict alongside the men he commanded and not asking any of them to do anything that he would not do himself. Alexander had no equal in terms of bravery. Keegan said that “There is no hint‚ in any ancient biographies‚ that he ever showed fear at all‚ or that he appeared to feel it”. Alexander personally led his elite cavalry in the battle of Granicus even though the risks were high. Some sources say that his horse was killed almost immediately‚ his
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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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In Robert Alexander The Kitchen Boy Alexander reveals that characters in the novel use deception and lies to harm the people closest to him. In Misha’s mindset he believes it was better for Kate to known and be disappointment‚ then to never know and always wonder. Unfortunately‚ for Misha Kate still had to make sure she had all the facts. Therefore Kate traveled to Russia in hopes of making sense of what her grandfather had told her‚ she then found Novice Marina as she reveals the events that truly
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he lived for a very long time in ancient Greece. It was Aristotle‚ more than any other teacher‚ who taught Alexander to greatly respect the Greek way of life. Alexander spoke Greek. He knew Greek history. He believed in the Greek gods. When he was a boy‚ Alexander dreamed of teaching everyone‚ everywhere‚ about the wonderful Greek culture he knew and loved so well. But Alexander was also trained to be a ruler - a ruler and a warrior and a leader of men. He was taught that his job was to expand
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Perspectives of the death of alexander the great On june 10th 323 bc alexander the great died . The actual cause of his death remains unknown to this day. There are many different perspectives on the death of alexander the great died. Some say he was murdered and some say he died of natural causes but from evidence from his diary entry’s there are very few perspectives that could be right. There two perspective’s that I believe are the closest too the truth is other that he died from being
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Why was Alexander the Great Important? Who was Alexander the Great? Alexander the Great was born in Pella‚ the ancient capital of Macedonia in 356 BC. His parents were Phillip II of Macedon and his wife Olympia’s. Phillip was assassinated in 336 BC and Alexander inherited a powerful yet volatile kingdom. He came to the throne at just the young age of 20. On the day Alexander was born‚ his father Phillip was preparing a siege on the city of Potidea on the peninsula of Chalcidice. This implies that
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Alexander the great wasn’t Alexander the fake. Alexander great was only 20 when he started to rule Macedonia(BGE). Around 336 B.C.E is when Alexander the great started to rule in place of his father Philip and rule Macedonia(BGE). When Alexander started to rule his main goal was to take down Persia and he succeed on doing that. Even though Alexander was able to take down Persia was he actually great? Alexander had great courage‚ leadership‚ and intelligence. These are shown by him being able to
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King Alexander at only 25 years old‚ his reputation already one of greatness had led his men into Asia. To his soldiers‚ their invasion of Persia was to fight back after half a century of devastation 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
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Alexander of macedon was great in both senses of the word‚ amazing and terrible. He showed great military skill and intelligence and also had the resources he needed. He was known to show mercy on occasion but he was also known to some for his great apathy towards their people. He also set out to conquer the world in his early twenties‚ a very young age. He was so committed to his dream of world domination he spent the rest of his life fighting. Alexander was great in many ways. He was a military
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