Alexander III of Macedon‚ also known as Alexander the Great‚ was born on July 20‚ 356 BC in Pella. He was the son of King Philip II of Macedon and Queen Olympia. At the age of 14‚ King Philip hired the Greek Philosopher Aristotle to tutor Alexander. For 3 years‚ Aristotle taught him eloquence and literature. Aristotle also sparked his interest in medicine‚ science and philosophy. At the age of 18‚ Alexander was in charge of the Companion Cavalry. Alexander’s father was assassinated in 336 BC. At
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uncertainty‚ eventually became a rule which dominated the ancient Aegean world. Yet this increasingly dominate power that Philip had acquired‚ became a source of discontent among smaller state powers; Rhodes suggests that ‘various acts of hostility were committed against Philip’. Indeed Callias had attacked cities on the gulf of Pagasae‚ also having captured ships headed for Macedon; the Peparethians expelled Philip’s troops from Halonnesus.
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Alexander lll of Macedon (aka) Alexander The Great‚ was born july 356 b.c in pella Greece. He was the son of philip ll of macedon and opympas. His father philip ll hardly came around because he elaborated in different military campaigns‚ and his mother opympas was a ruler who was known for being ambitious and violent. At sixteen years old he gets handed down the throne because of his dad’s passing. He was thought out to be the most intelligent and yet the greatest military official. Growing up
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reputation? Alexander grew up in the Greek peninsula of Macedon and was tutored by the Greek Philosopher Aristotle who helped him develop into an intelligent young man. He was taught in religion‚ leadership and philosophy. Alexander was forced to be mature and learn how to handle an empire at the age of sixteen because his father‚ Philip II would leave him in charge while he was fighting in battle. He was inherited the throne at age twenty after Philip II was assassinated. He became the leader of a very
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during early stages of Peloponnesian War. Phillip II of Macedon: Ruled Macedon from 359 to 336 BCE; founder of centralized kingdom; later conquered rest of Greece‚ which was later subjected to Macedonian authority. Hellenistic Period: That culture associated with the spread of Greek influence as a result of Macedonian conquests; often seen as the combination of Greek culture with eastern political forms. Alexandra (the Great): Successor of Philip II; successfully conquered Persian empire prior to
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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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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 young age of 20 years old. He not only built
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3. Macedon- kingdom 4. Macedonia- region 5. Pella- capital of macedon where Philip II ruled 6. Athens- main city of Greece center for learning 7. Polis- city state 8. Phalanx 9. Hoplite 10. Pan Hellenic institutions- all Greece institutions 11. Barbarian- people who didn’t speak Greek 12. Symposium- drinking party 13. Delphi- temple of Apollo at Delphi controlled by 12 city states 14. Perdiccas III 15. Amyntas IV 16. Philip II of macedon
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10‚000 of his generals and noble men married Persian women of nobility. Whilst Plutarch somewhat contradicts Alexander ’s vision of mixing Persians with Macedonians. Green takes Plutarch ’s views and argues that by Alexander mixing the nobility of Macedon and Persia; it would then allow the intergration of Persians and Macedonians all over the empire. Curtius accounts Alexander married daughter of Darius‚ Roxanne for love and not for policy .Curtius ’s account of Alexander which states that he has
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The Ptolemaic‚ Seleucid‚ and Antigonid kingdoms Alexander‚ son of king Philip II and Olympias was born in 356 B.C.E‚ and at age 19‚ became king of Macedon. With a great army at his disposal and his brilliant military mind‚ he started his conquest. From 337-323 B.C.E Alexander conquered Greece‚ Egypt‚ Mesopotamia‚ and a large part of Asia. Alexander ruled from Macedonia to the northern part of India. He defeated the Persians numerous times with his incredible military strategies‚ even when his
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