many‚ such as Hannibal the Carthaginian‚ the Romans Pompey‚ and Napoleon. He was born around July 20‚ 356 B.C. in Pella‚ which is the prehistoric capital of Macedonia. Alexander was the son of Phillip II‚ King of Macedonia‚ and of his fourth wife Olympias‚ an Epirote princess. Alexander’s childhood revolved around his father. He spent most of his time watching his father transform Macedonia into a great military power. He also watched them win victory after victory on the battlefields of Balkans
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Despite of his injury’s‚ Phillip still wanted to take out Persia. While preparations were underway for this war‚ Phillip made the decision to merry Cleopatra‚ a Macedonian girl from a high noble. This marriage led to a break with Olympias and his son Alexander. At the wedding banquet Cleopatra’s uncle made a rude comment about Alexander; Alexander preceded by throwing his cup and blasting the man. Phillip stood up and chased Alexander with his drawn sward; only to trip and fall on
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strategically training him throughout his childhood to later gain those major success’ throughout his life. Parents: Alexander was born into a family of monarchs with parents King Phillip II of Macedonia related to Hercules‚ ( source Plutarch) and mother Olympias daughter to king Epirus believed to have been longing from the Aeacidae( source Plutarch). King Phillip 2nd had a very powerful personality and seized the throne himself ‚ begins wars ‚ and conquering many of the neighbouring countries until his
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deployment. On the other hand‚ mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) eliminate the need for infrastructure‚ decreasing deployment time and alleviating network construction costs. However‚ having routing functions on all nodes in a MANET complicates the design of networking devices. The fact that MANET usage is typically limited to military and specialized civilian applications also hinders its growth. By combining an infrastructure-based wireless network and a MANET‚ a wireless mesh network (WMN) presents a low-cost
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Maria Dentici Enc 1101 MWF 11AM Alexander The Great Alexander the Great‚ son of Phillip II was born on July 20‚ 356 BC‚ and became one of the most legendary kings in Macedonian history (Smith). Princess of Olympia‚ mother of Alexander‚ was a very powerful woman and‚ because of this‚ Alexander did not want to disappoint her. It did not take him long to prove his value to his mother and everyone else around him. Alexander became king at the young age of 20 and six years later
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Sarah’s Key is a historical fiction novel that ties two stories into one. The novel is about Sarah Starzynski‚ a young Jewish girl in Paris during 1942. She is rounded up with thousands of other Jews in the Velodrome d’Hiver. Sarah is faced with the challenges of surviving and saving herself and possibly her younger brother. Julia Jarmond is an American journalist married to a French man in Paris during 2002. Julia is doing research on the Velodrome d’Hiver roundup and finds a picture of a young
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amphitheater– Morocco • Hyphasis– Mekong‚ northeastern Ubon Ratchathani Province‚ Thailand. Characters .. *Alexander - He was one of the most successful military commanders of all time and is presumed undefeated in battle. *Olympias - was an Epirote princess‚ the fourth wife of the king Philip II of Macedon‚ the mother of Alexander the Great and queen consort of Macedon *Philip II of Macedon - king of Macedon from 359 BC until his assassination in 336. He was the father of
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works that were carefully finished and that had images which showed reality when they were examined closely. There was an annual art show‚ the Salon de Paris that was represented by the highly polished works. In 1863‚ The Luncheon on the Grass by Manet was rejected by the jury because it portrayed nude women and clothed men at a picnic. While nudes were generally accepted however it was only in reference to historical or allegorical
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Apollonius in year that we now know as 776 B.C.‚ there was a great foot race in a meadow beside the river Alpheus at Olympia‚ and the one man named Coroebus was the winner. He was crowned with an olive wreath of wild olive‚ a garland woven from the twigs and leaves of the tree that Hercules had sought in the lands of the Hyperboreans and planted in the sacred grove near the temple of Zeus at Olympia. Therefore‚ Coroebus‚ a youth of Elis‚ was the very first Olympian of whom we anything more than a legendary
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Alexander the Great: Research Paper by Simon Euteneier #997011987 Professor Rubincam Winter-2013-CLA347H5 Alexander of Macedon is unquestionably one of histories most important figures. His conquest and unification of Greece and the Persian Empire led to an unprecedented blending of cultures and peoples. It also resulted in a much-needed period of peace within the ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern worlds. Although the outcome of Alexander’s conquest was generally good‚ what was Alexander’s
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