On July 20th‚ 356 B.C. Alexander the Great was born in the region of Pella in Macedonia. Alexander’s parents were the king and queen of Macedonia‚ King Philip || and Queen Olympia. King Philip || was mostly involved in the military‚ so Alexander rarely got to see his father. Alexander received an education from Leonidas‚ Lysimachus‚ and Aristotle. King Philip || died when Alexander was 19 years old‚ and Alexander wanted to take the throne. Even though Alexander was the feudal king of Macedonia‚ Olympia
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Alexander the Great was not great for many reasons although‚ his title may suggest otherwise. At the age of 20‚ Alexander plotted to kill his father and his half brother to claim the throne of Macedonia and Greece. Once he took over‚ he destroyed the uprising in Thebes but‚ in the process‚ he slaughtered the citizens of Thebes. Slaughtering the citizens of his conquered cities was a common theme for Alexander III as he invaded Persia as well. In order to gain access to his throne‚ Alexander
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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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A hero or not‚ Alexander the Great has many accomplishments and has been viewed differently by many people. He has been seen as a highly appreciated hero who has done great things and impacted our world’s view of history. Alexander was born during the year of the 106th Olympic games. he was reckoned to be either a good or bad person. Some see him as a threat who doesn’t deserve his title; and someone who’s killed many just to get what he wanted. Alexander has established new colonies and cities‚
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• Compare the two cases in terms of methods‚ costs (if applicable)‚ and effectiveness of the outcomes (3 points). Both cases are a form of an alert identification subsystem belonging to the parent HELP System. Furthermore‚ both cases did not explicitly state vocabulary and ontology used. However‚ I can infer based on my knowledge in the field now that diseases‚ diagnoses‚ laboratory and procedures follow ICD 10‚ SNOMED‚ LOINC and CPT ontology for coding and that interoperability is achieved by
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After the death of King Darius III‚ Alexander began to introduce his ‘Policy of Fusion’. He believed that if the two traditions (Macedonian and Persian) could be “blended and assimilated”‚ his authority would be more securely established and would rest on good will rather than on force‚ according to ancient historian Plutarch. This tell us that Alexander did not want to destroy the Persia that Darius and his ancestors had set up and replace it with a Macedonian ruling. Quoting Plutarch‚ “He understood
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Alexander was completely unstoppable. He conquered four countries in his lifetime‚ and a bunch of land! And it is said‚ that if his own men hadn’t of said no to going any farther‚ he would have conquered all of Europe and Asia. He conquered the Thebans while holding off a rebellion. He conquered the Egyptians peacefully. He conquered Persia and India brilliantly also. There is no doubt that Alexander was great. He is called‚ Alexander “The Great”. The first country that Alexander conquered was the
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Zach Saliba World History W/F B-Block 2/10/11 Thesis: Alexander the Great was a ruler that completely abused his power as a King‚ and led his life in a very arête way. Major Points 1. Unnecessary destruction of city-states. 2. Excessive torture of victims. 3. Unprepared to young and to focused on being a great warrior like Achilles so much that he slept with the Iliad at night. Evidence 1. Alexander destroyed the birthplace of Achilles and many other city-states.(Text Book)
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