Alexander the Great Essay
ALEXANDER THE GREAT BY: JOHN J. POPOVIC CATEGORY: HISTORY – GREEK HISTORY
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Αλεξανδροσ Πηιλιππου Μακεδονον, Alexander the Invincible, later renamed by the Romans,
Alexandros Philippou Makedonon,
Alexander III the Great of Macedon (356-323 B.C.) PROJECT by John J. Popovic
Alexander accomplished greater deeds than any other ruler before or after him.
This project is dedicated to the most charismatic and heroic king of all times.
Edition 9.2
SYNOPSIS
Introduction Alexander's Parents Prince Regent Alexander and Philip Philip's Reign
Alexander becomes the King Alexander's European Campaigns Invasion of Persia The Battle of Granicus Asia Minor and the Battle of Issus Conquestof the Phoenicia AlexanderinEgypt Alexanderin Mesopotamia The Battle of Arbella Campaign eastward, to Central Asia Alexander's Death Hellenistic Era Epilogue
Introduction.
Alexandros III Philippou Makedonon (Alexander the Great,
Alexander III of Macedon) (356-323 B.C.), King of Macedonia, was born in late July 356 BC in Pella, Macedonia, he was one of the greatest military genius in history. He conquered much of what was then the civilized world, driven by his divine ambition of the world conquest and the creation of a universal world monarchy. Arrian describes Alexander: the strong, handsome commander with one eye dark as the night and one blue as the sky, always leading his army on his faithful Bucephalus. Alexander inherited from his father King Philip the best military formation of the time, the Macedonian Phalanx, armed with sarisses - the fearful five and half meter long lances. He was the first great conqueror who reached Greece, Egypt, Asia Minor, and Asia up to western India. He is famous for having created the ethnic fusion of the Macedonians and the Persians. From victory to victory, from triumph to triumph, Alexander created an empire which brought him eternal glory. He brought Greek ideas, culture and life style to the countries which he conquered, and
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Αλεξανδροσ Πηιλιππου Μακεδονον, Alexander the Invincible, later renamed by the Romans,
Alexandros Philippou Makedonon,
Alexander III the Great of Macedon (356-323 B.C.) PROJECT by John J. Popovic
Alexander accomplished greater deeds than any other ruler before or after him.
This project is dedicated to the most charismatic and heroic king of all times.
Edition 9.2
SYNOPSIS
Introduction Alexander's Parents Prince Regent Alexander and Philip Philip's Reign
Alexander becomes the King Alexander's European Campaigns Invasion of Persia The Battle of Granicus Asia Minor and the Battle of Issus Conquestof the Phoenicia AlexanderinEgypt Alexanderin Mesopotamia The Battle of Arbella Campaign eastward, to Central Asia Alexander's Death Hellenistic Era Epilogue
Introduction.
Alexandros III Philippou Makedonon (Alexander the Great,
Alexander III of Macedon) (356-323 B.C.), King of Macedonia, was born in late July 356 BC in Pella, Macedonia, he was one of the greatest military genius in history. He conquered much of what was then the civilized world, driven by his divine ambition of the world conquest and the creation of a universal world monarchy. Arrian describes Alexander: the strong, handsome commander with one eye dark as the night and one blue as the sky, always leading his army on his faithful Bucephalus. Alexander inherited from his father King Philip the best military formation of the time, the Macedonian Phalanx, armed with sarisses - the fearful five and half meter long lances. He was the first great conqueror who reached Greece, Egypt, Asia Minor, and Asia up to western India. He is famous for having created the ethnic fusion of the Macedonians and the Persians. From victory to victory, from triumph to triumph, Alexander created an empire which brought him eternal glory. He brought Greek ideas, culture and life style to the countries which he conquered, and