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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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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will be accomplished by focusing on significant people and significant political and economic views that they held to show the differing positions in 1848 – 1849‚ and by looking at pertinent facts in the 1850s. This will also focus greatly on Otto von Bismarck‚ who is the man most credited with bringing the thirty-seven Germanic states under one flag‚ and instilling in the people a sense of nationalism (adding yet another facet to the German people‚ among radical
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Alexander III Alexander III was the second son of Alexander. Brought up as a Prince‚ not as a future Tsar‚ he was destined for a military career. However‚ in 1865 his elder brother Nicholas suddenly died and therefore Alexander was proclaimed the heir to the Russian throne. With the death of his brother‚ Alexander inherited more than just the throne‚ but also‚ as insisted by his brother on his deathbed‚ Nicolas’ fiancé. In October 1866 Alexander married the daughter of the Danish King‚ Princess
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Alexander II was known as a reforming czar. Was he primarily a reformer? Alexander II executed many reforms during his time in power but did he reform for the sake of reforming? In the essay I will conclude whether or not Alexander had objectives in which reforming only partook as a secondary effect‚ and if so‚ what “was” he primarily? From a political point of view the landlords most likely opposed the peasant liberation reform in 1861 (Berghorn‚ 2009) which affected the Russian countryside
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Ideals and Philosophies of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson were rivals and both influential men in the Revolutionary war and in the creation of the new government. Both had multiple roles in the formation of the new government and both men were instrumental in the success of the new government‚ but held different political beliefs. These ideals and differences were the foundation of the first two major political parties. Alexander Hamilton was a commander
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Mirror mirror on the wall; the story of justus von liebig’s invention “There are two ways of spreading light‚ to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” the inventor of the first silver plated mirror was Justus Von Liebig‚ a german chemist. His invention was first created about 200 years ago in germany. The very first mirror dates back to 6000 B.C. in modern day turkey Justus Von Liebig‚ created a method of mirror making which involved depositing silver‚ instead of the previously used lead
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Triangle is a title of a book that was authored by a journalist David von Drehle in 2003. In his book‚ David Von Drehle wrote about the fire at Triangle company in March 1911 which left 146 workers dead most of the perished being young immigrant women (Otfinoski‚ 2014). The fire that broke in Triangle shirtwaist factory consumed upper three stories of the company consuming employees who were preparing to leave within minutes. David Von Drehle works for The Washington Post as a journalist‚ and he is also
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The reading “Alexander the Great” by J. Kelley Sowards it talks about how Alexander had a sense that he was meant for something greater than his life in Macedonia‚ as the son of a king her had the idea of manifest destiny which was said to explained his “instinct for the unusual‚ the cryptic‚ the dramatic in political and religious‚ as well as in strategic and military decisions.” (pg. 71 MWT) Though many studies and reading it is said that even though Alexander conquered much of his world‚ he did
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In 323 BC‚ Alexander the Great‚ king of Macedonia‚ son of Philip II and Olympias (i)‚ controlled a dominion that covered an area from Egypt to the Caspian Sea and the Balkans to the Himalayas. He is considered one of the most efficient as well as bright soldiers and rulers in ancient history‚ he had marched a poorly armed and meager European army on a campaign of over 20‚000 miles to capture and control the high and mighty Persian Empire. The Persians had range over a territory including all of
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