The Hero: Alexander the Great In the month of October the great King of Macedonia‚ Alexander the Great‚ was born. He was the son of Philip II‚ who is considered as an excellent general of Macedonia‚ and princess Olympias of Epirus. He inherited the best qualities and character of both of his parents. His father possessed strong and determined abilities of a real general and his mother was unreliable and out of control. Throughout his childhood‚ most of his friends were women. Lanice‚ who is a nurse
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John P. Pedersen October 17‚ 2011 Hercules Comparative Essay Disney’s version of the “Hercules” and the story in Mythology by Edith Hamilton have many differences and similarities. While trying to make it children friendly‚ Disney lacks in telling the full and rather brutal tale of Hercules. Hercules was brawny‚ not brainy in the real story. He is also stubborn and opinionated. He kills people for no reason at all and does stupid things to punish himself. In the Disney version‚ he is heroic (not
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Alexander The Great Personal Characteristics: Alexander the Great believed that it was his destiny to rule and unite the known world. Alexander the Greats mother had high hopes for her son and encouraged him to seek out and become great. Alexander the Greats most influential role model was his father who Alexander tried to outdo every time‚ this eventually lead to his reckless personality and brash behavior. Alexander the Great had a taste for wine and woman‚ he is considered bisexual and at banquets
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2. Inherited Army Alexander is renowned as both a warrior and a military commander‚ and the early actions of his campaign demonstrated Macedonian military superiority over the Persians. At the battles of Granicus (334) and Issus (333) Alexander faced sequentially larger Persian armies before eventually routing them at the battle of Gaugamela (330)‚ forcing Darius to flee his empire‚ abdicating the throne by default. At Gaugamela‚ Alexander was greatly outnumbered‚ with Arrian—who provides the most
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Julie Martens EWART 1A Journal #5 Who writes history? The essay written by Lyra D Monteiro basically states that although the play Hamilton is a brilliant play cast by phenomenal black and Latino actors‚ there is really no mention of slavery in the play. It essay speaks about how the play was made to mirror today’s “Obama America” as opposed to the America it was when the founding fathers lived. It made the play more relatable to today youth but failed to mention that the black actors probably had
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Alexander in Central Asia The Persian king was no longer in control of his destiny‚ having been taken prisoner by Bessus‚ his Bactrian satrap and kinsman. As Alexander approached‚ Bessus had his men fatally stab the Great King and then declared himself Darius’ successor as Artaxerxes V‚ before retreating into Central Asia to launch a guerrilla campaign against Alexander. Darius’ remains were buried by Alexander next to his Achaemenid predecessors in a full regal funeral
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for survival purposes‚ people will always be motivated to do something to gain something. Alexander the Great was no different. He was raised by both his parents‚ however at times unbeknownst to him‚ his parents had motives of their own regarding what they wanted from Alexander. Additionally with his father’s background of military and “Hellenic Alliance” (Lane Fox‚ p.229) it is not hard to see that Alexander was immensely influenced by his father’s actions. Alexander’s values were shaped by his
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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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conquered? In the case of Alexander “the Great”‚ from a multitude of people’s points of view‚ he was a great conqueror‚ but he was also egotistic and an alcoholic that did not deserve an overall legacy of greatness. Numerous people‚ such as members of the Persepolis society‚ that Alexander “the Great” conquered considered him Alexander “the Devil”. However‚ nobody could argue against his immense cultural influence‚ on those he conquered‚ particularly
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