No soldier in history is more indisputably "great" than Alexander‚ surpassing the majority even of good and eminent generals‚ as do Napoleon and very few others. What marks him out--even more than the quality both of his swift tactical insight and deliberate strategic planning - is the "daemonic" strength of will and leadership with which he dragged a war weary army with unbroken success to Khodjend and the Punjab. He wrote his name across the Near and Middle East for two hundred years; and yet his
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Autumn Chandler Ancient. Medieval & Western Civilization Alexander the Great The Hellenistic period marked the transformation of Greek‚ but it wasn’t until centuries after the death of Alexander the Great passed away‚ that the period was known as the Hellenistic Age. During this time the Greeks influenced many countries. Philip of Macedon created a league called Corinthian League‚ which was designed to make the Greek people think they were going to avenge Xerxes’ invasion1. The opportunity for
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Ebba Henningsson 2/09/2010 History Why and with what success did Alexander II impose so many reforms? Alexander II (1818-1881) has on several occasions been referred to as “Alexander the Liberator” due to the emancipation of the serfs‚ which was one of the many reforms he imposed during his reign as Tsar of Russia. The emancipation‚ along with the reform of the military‚ the installation of a judicial system‚ an educational reform‚ combined with his other “smaller” reforms‚ are all
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Alexander Graham Bell (March 3‚ 1847 – August 2‚ 1922) was an eminent scientist‚ inventor‚ engineer‚ teacher and innovator who is famous for invention of first practical telephone. Alexander Bell was born in Edinburgh‚ Scotland. He had two brothers: Melville James Bell and Edward Charles Bell‚ but they died of the fatal disease called the white plague. His father was Professor Alexander Melville Bell‚ who had written several books on how to speak correctly as well as creating form of
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Throughout history Alexander the Great has been given the status of great but many people question whether this historical figure truly deserves title. The Macedonian king does deserve this status because he was merciful‚ tolerant‚ tactical‚ and wise in his ruling. First‚ he was merciful in his campaigns and conquering to people who deserved the respect. When Alexander and his men razed the town of Thebes leaving it and its people in ruins for their rebellion‚ he is said to have spared many civilians
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Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar Macedonian king‚ Alexander the Great and Roman general‚ Julius Caesar‚ transformed themselves into personalities which are known to the world till date. Every human being is unique and cannot be a carbon copy of another. But even though they lived in different times of history‚ they had plenty of similarities. It is an ultimate compliment for both of them to have comparable characteristics. Alexander and Caesar were congruent with respect to the results and
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every other founding father gets to grow old yet Alexander Hamilton doesn’t get enough credit for all the credit he gave our nation. Alexander Hamilton deserves the legacy he always longed for.Hamilton had a difficult childhood in the Caribbean‚ his father left when he was only ten. This left Hamilton and his mother in destitution.Two years later Hamilton and his mother fell ill and tragically his mother passed away leaving him an orphan. Alexander knew he had to educate himself and rise up or else
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In the essay‚ “The Right to die‚ the author‚ Alexander DuPre‚ talks about euthanasia and how it should be allowed. I agree with Alexander. One should be allowed to determine if they want to live or die. Not only is it better for the person who wants to end their suffering but also for the ones that suffer because of the ones who are suffering. The ill‚ family and friends of the ill‚ and tax paying citizens. Being deathly ill is not easy. On the contrary‚ it is very difficult. It can be tiring‚ painful
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After leaving Microsoft in 1997 Richard Tait and Whit Alexander began development of Cranium. The board game consists of various activities that allow both left and right brained players to excel at different activities. Their slogan became‚ “Dedicated to restoring the brain to its rightful status as the body’s most popular organ”. Attention to detail and careful research became an important characteristic of Cranium’s strategy. To ensure that Tait and Alexander’s vision was always fulfilled they
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Alexander the Great was an influence to the Hellenistic Era. Alexander was deferential towards the diversity of cultures and people soon started taking elements of Greek and Oriental and blending the two cultures. This became known as Hellenism. The Hellenistic era soon began seeing changes in art. The sculptures were becoming more naturalistic and began doing more dramatic poses‚ more movement within the art. One of the most treasured pieces of art made during this time was the Winged Victory of
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