The Campaigns of Alexander by The Landmark Arrian is a military account of the campaigns and battles of Alexander the Great of Macedonia. Alexander is the son of King Philip of Macedonia. After his father’s assassination Alexander becomes King at the age of twenty inheriting his father’s planned campaign against Persia and conquering of Asia. Book Two of The Campaigns of Alexander goes over Alexander’s continued war with Persia and his further conquest. Book Two starts with Alexander continuing
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ruling the small region of Pella. This allowed Alexander to prove to his father that he could be a competent ruler. When Alexander and his father‚ Philip‚ fought Macedonia‚ Philip was surrounded. Alexander bravely jumped in and saved his father from sure death. Alexander demonstrated loyalty to his mother by staying with her through her exile from Philip. This showed how much pulling and tugging went on to win Alexander’ favor that enviably killed Phillip by not knowing who to be loyal to.
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After Alexander the great died‚ he was given the title "the great" due to his success in conquering Europe. People thought he made many great to change Europe. Was that really the reason he was given the title the great? What goals do you have to achieve in order you can receive the tile of "the great"? Someone great should be a leader that contributed to the society greatly and made a significant achievement to change the world and make the way we live today better. He should be someone who is respected
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What evidence is there that Alexander may have believed that he was of divine descent? And how convincing would this evidence have appeared to one of his followers? From studying the sources of the ancient world that talk about Alexander The Great‚ it is clear that many of them present Alexander as being some type of heroic figure or Demi-god. However you could question whether Alexander believed this himself. Only by studying his actions and the actions of those around him can we draw any type
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Alexander governs his administration using techniques of Macedonian and Persian’s. The Persian satrap in Asia enabled Alexander to govern a large amount of territory. In India‚ he replaced hostile rulers with rulers loyal to him and increased their territory. He used the Macedonia practice of founding cities to encourage loyalty with the natives. While he allowed the Persians and Indians to move up in his administration‚ he primarily used Macedonians. Alexander took the throne of Macedonia after
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soldier and king as a child‚ so he had his whole life set at a young age; meaning he had time and the right kind of help (from Aristotle and Philip‚ his father). He was extremely successful by making his dream/ plan into a reality as he took the throne soon after his father died in 336 BC. His mother‚ Olympias had a possessive love for Alexander; While his dad‚ Philip was pushy and put him down while growing up. An important result to Philip’s attitude towards his son was that Alexander grew a passionate
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Alexander the great wasn’t Alexander the fake. Alexander great was only 20 when he started to rule Macedonia(BGE). Around 336 B.C.E is when Alexander the great started to rule in place of his father Philip and rule Macedonia(BGE). When Alexander started to rule his main goal was to take down Persia and he succeed on doing that. Even though Alexander was able to take down Persia was he actually great? Alexander had great courage‚ leadership‚ and intelligence. These are shown by him being able to
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During the Ptolemaic period: When Alexander the Great started his conquest in 332 BC‚ the Egyptians welcomed him. Because Alexander was wise enough to know that respecting the native religion was everything to the Egyptians‚ he visited the temple of Apis bull once he entered Memphis and presented sacrifices to him. This led the priests announced him at once as a Pharaoh. Moreover‚ Alexander made another approaching step as he visited the temple of Amun-Re at Siwa and announcing himself as being the
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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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Uniting an Empire: But Dad‚ don’t you see? Classical studies: 91397: Demonstrate understanding of significant ideology in the classical world. Son: “Alexander was very intelligent and kingly in applying the policy of fusion between the Macedonians and the Persians to form one great empire.” Father: “The Policy of Fusion? To me that was the main issuing that caused problems to his empire and ultimately ended his successful reign with his army.” Son: “Father‚ I disagree on what you
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