Alexander the Great‚ also known as Alexander III or Alexander of Macedonia‚ was the king of Macedonia who conquered the Persian empire‚ carried Macedonian arms to India and put down the roots for the Hellenistic world of territorial kingdoms. He was the son of Philip II and Olympias; however‚ his mother later claims that his real father was Zeus. From the beginning‚ Alexander was destined for greatness‚ as on the day of his birth “the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus burned down … Hegesias of Magnesia
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Over my summer I read Journey to the Center of the Earth. This book was written by Jules Verne. This book was a nineteenth century classic book. This book is about Professor Lindenburk and his nephew Axel. Together they travel across Iceland ‚ and then down through an vanished crater towards a overcast sea where they enter a living past and are confronted with an birth of a man. 1. What science aspects described in the book are technologically feasible by current understanding? This book
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It was the leadership of Caesar‚ Alexander‚ and Hannibal that heavily influenced the Roman society‚ the ancient world‚ and the western civilization. Ambition drove Alexander the Great to conquer the unconquered‚ propelled Caesar to the top of the political spectrum with no birthright‚ and helped Hannibal defeat a dominent society in the ancient world. It was Julius Caesar’s successful military tactics‚ his drive to the top of the political society‚ and his succession without the right‚ privilege
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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 an "Overview of Jules (Gabriel) Verne‚" the unknown author detests many of Verne’s works‚ even The Journey to the Center of the Earth. This unknown author claims that in the story‚ Verne “describ[es] unlikely or impossible events in the most plausible way.” For instance‚ in the final conclusion of this story‚ our protagonists‚ Axel and the professor ride a volcanic eruption on a wooden raft to make their last minute escape. Indeed it is dramatic‚ but it is very much unrealistic and adds boredom
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class‚ we have been learning about Alexander the great‚ specifically whether he was a villain‚ or a hero. I lean more towards the side of villain to most‚ except for Macedon‚ because the land was all for them. He could be thought of as a villain because he enslaved 30‚000 and killed 6‚000 in Thebes‚ attempted to force all people into one culture and strip them of their own‚ and he also treated those who tried to escape horrendously. First of all‚ Alexander the great took control of Thebes after forcing
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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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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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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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