Does Alexander the Great Deserve His Reputation? Alexander the Great was born in 356 BC. His father was Philip II of Macedon who died when Alexander was nineteen years old. Alexander then became the king of Macedonia. Philip had plans to conquer Persia and Alexander wanted to finish what his father had started. This eventually evolved into Alexander taking over most of the known world. Alexander the Great deserves his reputation for a numerous amount of reasons. These reasons include his belief
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Alexander II & Alexander III Alexander was the eldest son of Tsar Nicholas I and was born in Moscow in 1818. Alexander became Tsar of Russia in 1855 after his father’s death. At that time Russia was in the Crimean War but then in 1856 russia signed the Treaty of Paris that put an end to the war. Alexander knew that his military power wasn’t strong enough anymore and his advisers informed him that Russia’s economy is not even close enough to be competed with industrialized nations such as Great
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Alexander the Great was a major historical figure in the ancient world‚ the achievements he gained throughout his life were due to his personal attributes although he owes much of his success’ due to his parents and family background 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
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Disston P5 3 October 2014 Alexander the Great Hero or Villain? Alexander the Great‚ a king‚ commander‚ politician‚ explorer‚ and a scholar; a hero or a villain. Tutored by Aristotle himself in philosophy‚ politics‚ history‚ literature and medicine. Inherited his father’s‚ king Philip II of Macedon‚ kingdom and became king of Macedonia. Alexander the great is called the ‘greatest military leader of all time’ by many historians. While conquering different empires‚ Alexander learned about their cultures
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Who was Alexander the Great! What does it mean to be GREAT? The Webster’s dictionary defines the word great as notably large in size‚ predominant‚ or remarkable. The Oxford’s dictionary defines the word great as‚ of ability‚ quality‚ or eminence‚ considerably above average. Alexander the 3rd’s greatness has been questioned in the past and even scholars have long debated the question was Alexander the Great really Great? But one must ask how his legend has survived for thousands of years and
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Question Number Three: Who was Alexander the Great and why was he “Great”? Macedonia was a barbaric nation that thrived under King Philip’s reign. Located to the North of Greece‚ Macedonia was at a prime location for mass domination over Europe‚ but the prowess of the nation needed to be erected by a great and powerful ruler. This ruler would be Alexander‚ the son of King Philip‚ born in 356 BC. King Philip believed that Alexander was the son of a God‚ and that his presence was both human and divine
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Alexander the Great Alexander of Macedon Biography King of Macedonia and Conqueror of the Persian Empire Alexander III the Great‚ the King of Macedonia and conqueror of the Persian Empire is considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. He was inspiration for later conquerors such as Hannibal the Carthaginian‚ the Romans Pompey and Caesar‚ and Napoleon. Alexander was born in 356 BC in Pella‚ the ancient capital of Macedonia. He was son of Philip II‚ King of Macedonia‚ and Olympias
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Alexander the Great‚ also known as Alexander III or Alexander of Macedonia‚ was the king of Macedonia who conquered the Persian empire‚ carried Macedonian arms to India and put down the roots for the Hellenistic world of territorial kingdoms. He was the son of Philip II and Olympias; however‚ his mother later claims that his real father was Zeus. From the beginning‚ Alexander was destined for greatness‚ as on the day of his birth “the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus burned down … Hegesias of Magnesia
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Sara Cordero 11/27/17 P.3 Alexander the Great Should a man of great morals prioritize himself above others or hold others above himself? Around 300 BCE‚ King Philip the II of Macedonia had managed to conquer Greece in a series of wars and battles which resulted in a prosperous country that he ruled (Macedonia‚ 2017). He was later assassinated in 336 BC by one of his seven bodyguards‚ Pausanians of Orestis (Philip II of Macedon‚ 2017). Following his death‚ his son Alexander became the new king at the
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Was Alexander the Great “great”? The evidence suggests that Alexander the Great was legitimately great because he conquered many countries and he was inspirational. Alexander was great because he conquered a country in the years 333BC‚ 332BC‚ 331BC‚ 331BC‚ 330BC‚ 327BC‚ 324BC and 323BC. This demonstrates that he was great because he used tactics that would defeat enemies. An example of a tactic he used is phalanx. Phalanx means “a body of Macedonian infantry drawn up in close order with
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