Pythagoras was born on the islands of Samos‚ in the Aegean sea. My sources are not sure but they think that he was born around 580 bc and died around 500 bc making him 80 years old. Pythagoras’s father was Mnesarches and ‚ his mother was Pythais . His father was a merchant who came from a place called Trye‚ and his mother was native to the islands of Samos. As a child Pythagoras spent a lot of time with father traveling the world. Little is really known about Pythagoras’s child
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Alexander the Great was one of the most successful military commanders in history; by the time of his death‚ he had conquered most of the world known to the ancient Greeks. Alexander was one of the greatest generals of all time‚ noted for his brilliance as a tactician and troop leader and for the rapidity with which he could traverse great expanses of territory. His fame has endured the passing of centuries‚ and he will forever be lauded as the "greatest military genius of all times". His achievements
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Alexander the Great was a Macedonian king. He was a great conqueror‚ but some believe that he was ruthless in doing so. He had many successful conquests which led him to become one of the most powerful leaders of all of the ancient world. However‚ there is much controversy of whether Alexander the Great deserved the title ‘Great.’ But‚ based on my knowledge‚ Alexander the Great was truly ‘great’ because he was an astounding military leader‚ he was merciful‚ and respectful to the peoples he conquered
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Moshe Metz English 9 Ms. Van Gundy 8 May 2018 Alexander the Great’s Life Journey and Lessons Alexander pushed and helped the wave of the Hellenistic belief throughout the western civilization with the help of his father. Alexander and his father were the cause of the destruction of the classical Greek civilization. In Alexander’s lifetime‚ he nearly conquered the whole civilized world by dominating the West all the way east into India. Alexander the Great impacted society during his time of power
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After seeing Alexander’s relations with the Egyptians‚ it is evident that it helped him conquer Egypt‚ but also caused him problems later with his military forces. The way that it helped him conquer Egypt was that he became viewed as a living God or Pharaoh. Instead of being satisfied with invading Egypt and overcame the Persians‚ he wanted to win over the hearts of the Egyptian people. He did this by accepting Egyptian traditions and not challenging them with his Greek traditions at first. This
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Alexanders the Great death in 323 BCE ushered in a time of chaos‚ similar to the one Western Europe experienced following the breakdown of the Roman Empire in 476 ce. Alexander’s death was sudden and his empire disintegrated into a 40-year period of war and chaos in 321 BCE. Dissension and rivalry soon afflicted the Macedonians. During that time‚ there was a major power struggle since the central administration of the empire collapsed and Alexander failed to assign an heir. This led to his generals
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Many may ponder “Is Alexander really great?”. Alexander has done many things in history‚ but does that make him great or just selfish because of what he did accomplish was for himself? Alexander himself discovered seventy cities which might seem great‚ but he named them either after himself or his horse. That can make one ponder about him. Is he really great‚ or is he just a selfish person that thinks he’s great? Alexander has done many things to become great to me. One example is when he
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King Philip the second was born on May 21st 1527 in Valladolid‚ Spain. His parents were King Charles the V and Isabella of Portugal. He also had two sisters named Maria of Spain and Joan of Spain. His tutor was Dr. Juan Martinez Pedernales. He was well educated in science‚ French‚ and Latin and he loved architecture and music‚ he also liked to read. He have four wives‚ Maria Manuela‚ princess of Spain‚ who died while giving birth. Mary the I of England‚ died in 1558. Philip loved Elisabeth of
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Philip II of Spain The son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and Queen Isabella of Portugal‚ Philip II was a strong catholic King of Spain who led the inquisition against the protestants‚ and attempted to take over England with his great fleet of ships called the Spanish Armada. Philip II was born on May 21‚ 1526 and was the only legitimate son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (2). He ruled from 1556 up until his death in 1598. Philip tried to keep Spain as the leading power in Europe and the
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army. In February 1556 the Truce of Vaucelles was signed by Henry II and Charles V and was peace for five years but ended before five (Historyofwar.org 1). “Pope Paul IV managed to engineer an incident in Italy that triggered his defensive alliance with France. In response‚ Henry II sent his main army‚ under Francis‚ duke of Guise‚ across the Alps to aid the Pope. This ended the truce (Historyofwar.org 1).” In response to this‚ Philip II put together an army of about 45‚000 men which then invaded Picardy
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