Olivier Clement. Project Alexander the Great Period 6 Alexander the Great was the ruler of Ancient Greece. He is considered one of the greatest military commanders in history. He was born in 365 BC and died in 323 BC. His style of administration and military skills impacted the world and set an example for rulers of all countries up to this day. Alexander’s reputation of being such a great ruler grew so quickly that by his death at 32 years old he seen as having godlike
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Alexander Grothendieck Alexander Grothendieck is a prominent mathematician who is well known for his theories in algebraic geometry‚ homological algebra and functional analysis. He was born in the capital of Germany‚ Berlin‚ in 1928‚ one year before the Wall Street Crash of 1929. Grothendieck’s parents were Sascha Shapiro and Hanka Grothendieck. Shapiro was a Russian anarchist of Jewish decent‚ prosecuted by the Czar and later by the Bolsheviks. He’d lost his left arm during an attempted prison
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Monica Guerra Fashion Industry December 15‚ 2012 Alexander McQueen Alexander McQueen was born March 17‚ 1969 in Lewisham‚ London. He was the youngest of six children. He knew he wanted to be a fashion designer when he started making dresses for his three sisters at a young age. He left school at 16 to go on an apprenticeship with Savile Row where he earned his reputation in the fashion world. He attended Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and earned a masters degree in fashion
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empire at its peak has long been seen as one of the largest wholes during the classical era‚ and few have rivaled its size. The land that Alexander the Great was able to conquer‚ however‚ was one of the few that served as an appropriate challenge. Around the time of 338 B.C.E through 323 B.C.E.‚ Alexander’s collected mass was a whole. Of a Greek origin‚ Alexander was taught by Aristotle‚ the great philosopher‚ and it can be inferred that he used the strategic methods learned‚ among other things‚ to
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Alexander the Great Throughout history there have been many famous leaders. Many people are recognized such as Pompey‚ Julius Cesear‚ Peter the Great and many others. The one guy that sticks out in history to me is Alexander the Great. When you hear his name‚ you automatically know who he is. Alexander the Great was well known but most people don’t know all of the great things he actually did. Alexander was known as a great king‚ a phenomenal warrior‚ a conqueror‚ and very unpredictable.
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gone however Alexander a 13-year-old boy made a comment saying “What as excellent horse do they lose for want of address and boldness to manage him.” At first Phillip did not care of what Alexander has said but finally said to Alexander “Do you reproach those who are older than yourself‚ as if you were better able to manage him than they.” Later Alexander tells Phillip that if he can’t tame the horse then he will pay for the horse himself. Phillip accepts the challenge and allows alexander to give it
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Achievements Of Alexander the Great Alexander the Great was a king of Macedonia who conquered an empire that stretched from the Balkans to modern-day Pakistan. Alexander was the son of Philip II and Olympias (one of Philip’s seven or eight wives). He was brought up with the belief that he was of divine birth. “From his earliest days‚ Olympias had encouraged him to believe that he was a descendent of heroes and gods. Nothing he had accomplished would have discouraged this belief‚” writes Wellesley
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SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 6- ALEXANDER THE GREAT AND HELLENIZATION OF ASIA ALEXANDER THE GREAT (Alexander of Macedon) * Who made the first western attempt to conquer Asia * One of the world’s greatest military geniuses * Born in Pella‚ and was the son of King Phillip II * Excellent‚ educated and was both brilliant in academic and military studies * He was taught by the famous Greek thinker Aristotle * He was handsome‚ dynamic‚ strong and intelligent * He’s favorite book was
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Alexander the Great is often thought of as the greatest military commander that the world has ever seen. He was born in July of 356 B.C to King Philip II of Macedonia and Olympias. Since his youth‚ Alexander was tutored and trained by great philosophers such as Aristotle and Leonidas. His legacy of greatness started with the taming of the wild horse‚ Bucephalus. Alexander of Macedonia is worthy of the title‚ Great‚ due to his strategic military operations‚ his expansion of the Greek Empire‚ and the
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Imagine having your father leave your family and your mother die at the age of twelve. Imagine after all of that‚ spend years studying in the Caribbean alone and finally being sent to America. That is what happened to Alexander Hamilton. All of that time he spent reading and writing helped him in the future. He used the skills he created to make a brilliant financial system that would be used hundreds of years later. In addition to a financial system‚ Hamilton wrote most of the Federalist Papers
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