The Life of Alexander the Great At the age of twenty years old‚ Alexander’s reign of the Macedonian throne began in 336 B.C. following the death of his father‚ Philip II. Olympias‚ Alexander’s mom‚ was thought to have assassinated her own husband so that the throne would be prepared for her son. When Alexander became King‚ he wanted to do great things so that everyone would know that he is King. From the beginning of his reign‚ he always had a passion for fighting and winning wars. He also noticed
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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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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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Hellenistic Kingdoms The Hellenistic period is said to extend from the reign of Alexander the Great to the 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
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY: SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING... On a farm in Scotland on August 6‚ 1881‚ an amazing person was born. This amazing person was Alexander Fleming. As a boy he roamed the countryside with his 8 siblings who lived with him in a desolate area of Scotland. The Fleming children had a love for the flora‚ fauna and merry weather that surrounded their farm for miles. Fleming won a scholarship to St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London. He went on and passed exams and completed his
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The Federalist‚ No. 15 Alexander Hamilton In the Federalist paper No. 15‚ Alexander Hamilton argues that a stronger central government is needed. He believes that without a strong central government we will not hold the country together politically and economically. I think he is right‚ without a strong central government the Union will be powerless. For Hamilton‚ the problem in government was the principle of legislation for states which creates multiple sovereigns. Hamilton argues that the
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William Alexander Clarke (Bustamante) William Alexander Clarke was born in the parish of Hanover‚ Jamaica on February 24‚ 1884. His father was a white‚ Irish planter named Robert Constantine Clark and his mother was a black‚ Jamaican worker named Mary Clarke. As a kid‚ Alexander was educated at Cocoon and Dalmalley School in Spain and supplemented his learning with his own private studies. In 1905 at the age of 21 he left Jamaica to work in Cuba where he became a policeman‚ he then moved
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owed to those who took part in the American Revolution. In order to pay back this debt Alexander Hamilton created a financial program. However‚ some Republicans such as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison thought that his plan was unconstitutional because one would need to use the necessary and proper clause which most people feared because it gave the government too much power. This‚ however‚ is not so Alexander Hamilton’s financial plan however was mostly constitutional because it allowed it to use
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Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton once said‚ “Those who stand for nothing fall for everything.” That being said he was a very determined person which led him to be very important in history. Hamilton shaped the future of America by guiding government decisions. Hamilton’s past and family has shaped his personality. As a kid he was an orphan because both of his parents passed away unfortunately. This is part of the reason why he is such a strong and independent hard worker. While he was
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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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