Killed 6‚000 Thebans‚ sold 20‚000 into slavery‚ destroyed the entire city I think that Alexander the Great‚was a villain when his dad was alive‚but when his dad died he became a hero. Spent three years killing men and selling women and children into slavery I think that it mean that Alexander the “Great” wasn’t that great to men back then.And he wasn’t nice to women and children. Military campaign was brutal and it didn’t matter how many men died I think that even though men are not
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Alexander III of Macedon‚ also known as Alexander the Great‚ was born on July 20‚ 356 BC in Pella. He was the son of King Philip II of Macedon and Queen Olympia. At the age of 14‚ King Philip hired the Greek Philosopher Aristotle to tutor Alexander. For 3 years‚ Aristotle taught him eloquence and literature. Aristotle also sparked his interest in medicine‚ science and philosophy. At the age of 18‚ Alexander was in charge of the Companion Cavalry. Alexander’s father was assassinated in 336 BC. At
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AS History Homework Determined to preserve the Autocracy‚ in what ways did Alexander III in fact lay the foundations for its destruction? Alexander III struggled to keep his large multi-ethnic empire together‚ as a major change within Russia was expected of him after his late father Alexander II begun some reforms. He needed to maintain the complete power over Russia in order to preserve autocracy‚ while facing pressure from some of his advisers to reform the empire to make it more democratic
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First day of school roll call‚ “Alexander?” “Here‚ I go by Alex.” The longest and hardest day because I am repeating myself for every class. When I asked my parents why they named me Alexander‚ it took them sometime to come up with the answer of‚ “We just liked the name.” I went on to research the difference between the names of Alexander and Alex‚ even though they are much the same‚ the names have different meanings. Alexander‚ to me‚ does not fit me as well as Alex for multiple reasons.
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Alexander the Great was a military genius who acquired the largest empire in the ancient world in just fifteen short year. His empire stretched from greece to afghanistan. He was was the only greek ruler to defeat Persia and take control. During his fifteen year reign of terror he never lost a battle.Alexander the Great was one of the most ambitious and successful greek rulers of all time. Alexander the Great had the biggest empire the ancient world had ever seen. He gained this vast empire by force
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Desmond Alexander argues that‚ “for the Israelites‚ the Passover was the most significant redemptive event in their history (Alexander 201).” He goes on to discuss speeches given by God and Moses regarding how to observe the Passover (202). A ritual was performed where the Israelites slayed a kid or a lamb‚ put its blood on their doors and ate its meat (204). They did this to protect their firstborn sons from the plague sent by God on the Egyptians. By participating in this ritual‚ the Israelite
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treaty that would grant the Creek Nation the land they inherently deserved and to end the bloody war on the Southwestern Frontier. Seemingly leading the chiefs to New York City was the Native American version of George Washington‚ and his name was Alexander McGillivray. The McGillivray Moment was a point in time that we know very little about‚ for the official negotiations between the Creek Chiefs and our then loose federal government was oddly never recorded‚ so we can only speculate the topics they
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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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have a phone. When Alexander was a young boy both of his brothers died from a devastating disease if he had not survive from this disease our lives would be very different today. Alexander G Bell stands as a hero because he invented the telephone‚ he was a teacher of the deaf‚ and he helped found National Geographic magazine. Alexander Bell was a great person he had many achievements in his life. One of the many things that he did was he invented the telephone. Alexander was trying to create
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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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