Alcohol Abuse: Alexander the Great Alexander the Great is a well know figure in Western civilization. He was admired and praised by others‚ but nonetheless cursed by many. Some say he was even a decedent of Achilles himself. However‚ who is Alexander the Great? What is this controversy about his alcohol addiction? What role has alcohol played in his conquest? Alexander the Great‚ or Alexander of Macedon‚ was the son of King Philip II of Macedon. Since birth‚ Alexander was bred to be a successor
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of Atossa‚ the daughter of Cyrus the great. Hence‚ Herodotus tells us that the solution was provided by Demaratus‚ an exiled Spartan king‚ who pointed that xerxes was the first-born son after Darius became king. Xerxes is shown in the reliefs at Persepolis as the heir standing behind his enthroned father suggesting he was next to the throne. Herodotus tells us that xerxes was being prepared to be king from a young age as he was taught‚ “to ride‚ to use the bow‚ and seek the truth” three fundamental
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I am writing my essay about Alexander the Great and of how his rule affected Macedonia and its people. I am going to discuss his territorial expansions‚ how Alexander was rather lucky and why Alexander the Great was a bad ruler. I am not trying to make Alexander “not-great” because there is no doubt that what he achieved was outstanding‚ rather I want to show that some things just went his way. Alexander the Great expanded Macedonia’s territory further than it had ever been or has ever been since
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Alexander the Great‚ king of Macedonia‚ accomplished much in his lifetime. He added many new lands to his vast empire including Asia Minor‚ Syria‚ Egypt‚ Mesopotamia‚ Persia‚ Sogdiana‚ and part of India. He became the conqueror of the world he knew. Alexander the Great was the son of Princess Olympias of Epirus (Cinderella) and King Philip II of Macedonia (Popovic). His parents hated each other and had an unstable marriage (Cinderella). Philip’s relationship with Alexander was also poor. He once
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Austin Drabik Mr. Plush English 10 Honors 8/26/2014 Iran’s Misty Wonders In Persepolis‚ by Marjane Satrapi‚ both the movie and the book were able to portray the main idea of Marjane Satrapi "Marji’s" life. The main idea being for us to look at how Marji evolved into a grown women with struggles along the way. Throughout both we were able to clearly understand what a difficult childhood she lived and we were able to get a sense of what her life was like back then. Like in many cases‚ the book
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was the largest in the world at that time. • Known as the second founder of the Persian Empire‚ after Cyrus. (His father - Cambyses) • Darius was divided into 20 provinces (States) and supervised by a Persian satrap‚ or governor and immortals Persepolis- Place where records‚ documents and writings were kept • Democracy in Athens • Athens had a form of taxes. • Sophists – traveling teachers • Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle C. Inequality in Classical Greece • Slaves were non-Greek who were
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Darius I & Themistocle were 2 of many people who played a sig. role in Xerxes’ reign. Themistocles was known as the great Athenian strategist who united the Greekstates & saved Greece. Darius the 1st was the father & predecessor of Xerxes‚ he played the role of being the most influential person to Xerxes & believed Xerxes was the most deserving to become his heir. Herodotus records that the Persians accounted Darius a ‘merchant’ for his great achievements on setting the empire onto a sound
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Ahuramazda as the Persian god to worship. From the leadership of Darius and Xerxes‚ the Persian was Zoroastrian religion‚ this religion believed in rituals such as Lan-sacrifice which was cantered on making offering to a god or traditional cult. The Persepolis tablet gives evidence that these rituals were supported with regular rations every month. Ration such as grain‚ flour‚ wine‚ beer‚ fruit and royal rams from the royal warehouse. Other type of rituals involves a special drink called Haoma. Persian
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called great because of these and more. The first vestige of my case is his injustices and unfairness against others. In the perception of Diodorus‚ he writes “He was very hostile to the local people and did not trust them‚ and wished to destroy Persepolis utterly…”. As we can see‚ it very plainly states that he was hostile to natives for seemingly no reason. Hostility to
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The Life of Alexander III the Great Alexander III the Great is believed to be the greatest military genius to have ever lived He rose to be the King of Macedonia‚ and managed to conquer the great Persian Empire; something his predecessor could not accomplish. The list of the tasks Alexander accomplished goes on and on‚ but they did not all happen at once. The question most ask is… why was Alexander always known to be so great? Based on detailed research‚ it seems in fact that since birth‚
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