Alexander the Great Alexander the Great was a Macedonian king born in July of 356 BC. He was the son of King Philip and Queen Olympia‚ and was tutored by Aristotle throughout his teenage years. He later went on to become King of Macedonia after his father’s death at eighteen. He led military campaigns across the middle east and south Asia‚ but why was Alexander so important? How did he change the world? Alexander was born into the royal family of Macedonia in 356 BC to King Philip
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enemies‚ Alexander ran these new additions to his empire and effected them through cultural influence. While Alexander was exceedingly bright‚ some may have doubted how he chose to run them. Even after the overthrowing of Darius III‚ Alexander still wanted to add more to his empire. He even went as far as India to overthrow‚ which only failed due to homesick soldiers. Thus‚ this had to be Alexander’s greatest flaw‚ he didn’t know when enough was enough. Now‚ back to subject at
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military power.” However‚ a successful emperor‚ such as Alexander the Great‚ Ashoka‚ and Han Wudi‚ did not gain the political control of the conquered regions through military force‚ but adopted more complicated and efficient methods such as controlling or eliciting peoples’s thoughts through education‚ making strict laws and assimilation—adapting cultures of conquered areas as well as diffusing its own culture
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deserves the title of “The Great” Phillip II or Alexander Ashlee Rioux HIST 101 Dr. Paul Baxa 12/9/2013 Intro: The common definition for the term “great” consists of being considerably above average or above normal. Normal can mean different things to different cultures and societies. For example‚ in the early years‚ having kings‚ the power to rule‚ and killing several thousands to accomplish this was normal to some‚ as was being a peasant‚ working on
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One Man’s Mark in History Alexander the Great had what it took to become a great leader. He had culture‚ intelligence‚ and bravery. He was a leader who believed in his people and even granted military favors to his army. As a towering figure in ancient history‚ Alexander came close to conquering the entire civilized world of his day. He was one of the greatest military geniuses in history. (100 Interesting and Amazing Things About Alexander the Great). Alexander had great control in every aspect of
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certain people‚ like Alexander the Great and Caesar who were loved when they ruled‚ there is human nature that affects the way people respond to things‚ and how a prince treats his people. Through out the ages there have been many good and bad rulers. Some of them ruler by fear‚ but some‚ like Caesar and Alexander the Great ruled by love. Caesar made most of Rome happy by giving them more rights and freedom to do what they wanted. I know he was assassinated‚ but that was only because a select
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CLAS 3111 8 February 2014 Book Report: Alexander the Great: A Life in Legend “From Icelandic to Romanian‚ from Irish to Italian‚ from Russian‚ Serbian and Czech to English and Spanish‚ there is no language that does not have at least one Alexander Romance in its portfolio” (19-20). For centuries‚ the life of Alexander the Great has played an influential role in support of cultures all over the globe. Since 1984‚ Richard Stoneman devoted himself to research and study at various universities in
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Introduction What is it that makes someone a great preacher? After reading John Bishop’s article‚ Alexander Maclaren: A Great Expositor‚ I would like to share with you what I believe made him the Past Master that we know him as today. We will take a look at his strengths‚ possible weaknesses‚ and then finally‚ how this reading has influenced me as an individual. Strengths When looking at Alexander MacLaren’s strenghts‚ I think it is important to start it off with the following quote from the
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Alexander In general‚ the four great military men of the West are Alexander‚ Hannibal‚ Caesar‚ and Napoleon. Alexander was the earliest one‚ he became the king of the Macedonian Empire at the age of 20‚ a year later he started the expedition to the Persian Empire‚ he conquered the Persia‚ Egypt‚ and northern India before 33 years old‚ and then dead on the way back .His influence on Europe is very large‚ affecting many of the great men later. Alexander’s father is the king of Macedonia Philip
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effective. Alexander the great and Napoleon Bonaparte’s perseverance to capture the world‚ Gandhi’s non-violence movement‚ and Abraham Lincoln’s fight against slavery are few of the many examples to prove that consistent commitment is the necessary ingredient for success. Alexander the great and Napoleon Bonaparte were two of the most prominent leaders from Greece and France respectively who were considered to be the greatest leaders even today. It would not have been possible for Alexander to capture
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