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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In 323 BC‚ Alexander the Great‚ king of Macedonia‚ son of Philip II and Olympias (i)‚ controlled a dominion that covered an area from Egypt to the Caspian Sea and the Balkans to the Himalayas. He is considered one of the most efficient as well as bright soldiers and rulers in ancient history‚ he had marched a poorly armed and meager European army on a campaign of over 20‚000 miles to capture and control the high and mighty Persian Empire. The Persians had range over a territory including all of
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1. The death of Alexander the Great on June 11. 323 B.C. continues to confound and frustrate historians not simply because it happening long ago‚ but because of the controversial matters 3. Charles the Great‚ or Charlemagne‚ was a shining beacon of hope in an otherwise bleak and corrupt European during its seventh and eighth centuries because of his helping to reestablish a sound rthat could have contributed to his poisoning‚ such as the possible betrayal of his subordinates or jealous leaders who
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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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Alexander the great was a general in the macedonian army and he was the king of macedonia and then he created an empire that was called alexandria. He conquered the persian empire and his dad king philip the second was assassinated and then Alexander had to become king. “ alexander conquered most of the known world of his time. His empire stretched from ‚macedonia to persia to egypt to the north - western border of india.” “In large-heartedness‚ Alexander always looked to set an example to others
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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 assist him during
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mistakes can end up crumbling a nation to its fall. One wrong move could lead to measures that could become detrimental to our country. If a nation does indeed fall‚ it usually ends up on the shoulders of the person who is leading it. Three leaders that helped make their empires great‚ or created controversy and division‚ included Darius I of Persia‚ Alexander the Great of Greece‚ and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. These three individuals helped drastically develop their nations
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Alexander the Great was conceived in the Pella locale of Macedonia on July 20‚ 356 B.C.‚ to folks King Philip II of Macedon and Queen Olympia‚ King Neoptolemus’ daughter. Alexander and his sister were brought up in Pella’s imperial court. Growing up‚ Alexander scarcely ever saw his dad‚ who invested the greater part of his energy occupied with military crusades and additional conjugal issues. In spite of the fact that Olympia served as an effective good example for the kid‚ Alexander developed to
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Empire Alexander the Great and His Empire William the Conqueror’s early life was filled with threats and wars. William’s early life must be studied in order to understand these events. William was born in Falaise‚ Normandy in 1028 from Robert I of Normandy and Arlette. Unfortunately‚ these two were not married and William became their illegitimate son. William had another nickname during his life‚ William the Bastard. (http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page18.asp) After giving birth to William
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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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