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    201.117 Assignment 1 3.) Discuss three major battles of Alexander the Great with reference to the sources supplied and in their wider and political and military context. To what factors would you attribute his success? -1- A military commander ’s success on the battlefield is not always solely determined by his (or her) own brilliance. Victory is often due to his opponent ’s circumstances‚ both in the military and strategic context‚ not to mention the political situation‚ and even cultural

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    Alexander the Great was a lord of Macedonia in Ancient Greece. He was conceived in Macedonia in 356 BC. He was guided by Aristotle and turned into the ruler of Macedonia at 20 years old. He was known for building a major realm crosswise over numerous Greek settlements. Along these lines‚ Greek culture was spread out along numerous urban communities all through the Near East. The Greek culture spreading along the Near East was something worth being thankful for Greece since it enabled them to impact

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    Alexander the Great (356 – 323 BCE) A. Early Life 1. The temple of Diana at Ephesus burned down the day Alexander was born‚ an omen most that meant that the force that would destroy Asia was born. 2. There was/is a rumor about Alexander’s parentage. Shortly before Olympias‚ Alexander’s mom‚ announced she was pregnant (with Alexander)‚ King Philip saw her in bed with a snake. Zeus was commonly known to disguise himself as a snake when he slept with mortal women. Therefore‚ there was/is

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    for survival purposes‚ people will always be motivated to do something to gain something. Alexander the Great was no different. He was raised by both his parents‚ however at times unbeknownst to him‚ his parents had motives of their own regarding what they wanted from Alexander. Additionally with his father’s background of military and “Hellenic Alliance” (Lane Fox‚ p.229) it is not hard to see that Alexander was immensely influenced by his father’s actions. Alexander’s values were shaped by his

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    Alexander the Great was one of the greatest ruler’s and conquerors of all time. He conquered the mighty Persian Empire and most of the known world at that time. Alexander was born in Pella‚ the ancient capital of Macedonia. He was the son of an excellent general and organizer‚ named Philip II King of Macedon. His mother was Olympias‚ princess of Epirus. She was brilliant and hot-tempered. Alexander inherited the best qualities of both his parents. But he was even more ambitious than his

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    Alexander the Great was conceived in the Pella locale of Macedonia on July 20‚ 356 B.C.‚ to folks King Philip II of Macedon and Queen Olympia‚ King Neoptolemus’ daughter. Alexander and his sister were brought up in Pella’s imperial court. Growing up‚ Alexander scarcely ever saw his dad‚ who invested the greater part of his energy occupied with military crusades and additional conjugal issues. In spite of the fact that Olympia served as an effective good example for the kid‚ Alexander developed to

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    All throughout school teachers have taught students that Alexander The Great was indeed great but‚ is this really true? He did conquer much land and spread greek culture throughout Europe but not many people know what he did to his men in order to do this. One way that he torched his men to get what he wants is in Document D when the man went through all that work to get him his hat back after it falling into the water than killed him. He did this because in order to get the hat back without getting

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    Alexander the great was the King of Macedonia and is considered to be a great military genius. Alexander the great was the son of King Philip the II also known as Philip August. Alexander was born in Paella‚ Macedonia in July 356 B.C. Philip was often away conquering nations and expanding his empire so at the age of 13 Philip hired a Greek Philosopher Aristotle to be his tutor‚ Aristotle taught Alexander Literature‚ Philosophy‚ and Science‚ which became important later in Alexander’s life. Alexander

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    From the research I have done‚ Alexander “the great” was not that great of a ruler. I can support this textual evidence from a few documents we studied in history class. On the contrary I can see where some people might think that he was great‚ but all in all the not so great parts outweigh the great parts about him. Let’s begin with the fact that he sent his troops out to destroy every building in Athens. What kind of ruler does that? When I had first read this I started thinking okay this guy

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    Alexander the Great Alexander the Great began to earn god-status because of his legendary accomplishments. Alexander did many things during his lifetime that just made other people pretty much sure that he was a god. In fact Alexander conquered the biggest empire of his time and claimed it for Macedonia. Alexander however could not do this alone in fact he had a very elite army of 37‚000 soldiers when he set out‚ including Greek and Macedonian troops. Alexander first went to Asia Minor to

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