Professor Starbuck
History
4- Oct-16
Alexander the Great
A conqueror is someone who uses powerful military forces to take ownership of vast amounts of land. A great example of a conqueror is Julius Caesar of the great Roman Empire. Alexander the Great had a successful militry career such as under the leadership of his father his military endeavors from age 17 to 21, Alexander success in victories, conquering the Persian Empire.
Alexander, a great commander who possessed impressive intellect thinking skills and with a crazy education background, it’s no wonder why he earned the nane Alexander the Great, Alexander encountered several growing pains and important school lessons throughout his early childhood. A family …show more content…
Plus a lot l engineers, shipbuilders, doctors, and scholars. And Aristotle’s nephew, came along as well. Alexander wanted revenge on the Persians after the destruction of Athens, Greece. He was going to destroy the whole Persian Empire and promised the Greek soldiers who had joined that he would liberate all the Greeks there.
Alexander the Great was born July 22 357 BC. Mother of Alexander was a mature for his
Age. At 12 he started learning from Aristotle, he was trained with other children. It was at this
Time that he met Hephastion, his future best Friend. Aristotle gave Alexander training in rhetoric
And literature and sparked his Interest in science, medicine, and philosophy, all which became
Important later in his life. When Alexander was 15 is father was going to purchase a black
Stallion. The horse was to wild and no one thought it could be tamed. Alexander decided That …show more content…
During a young age Alexander was tortured by a philosopher
Aristotle until the age of 16 years old. Alexander was the next leader up. Alexander was the
Youngest leader at the age of 16, Alexander in hearted a strong kingdom and a much experience
Army. In 334 BC, he invaded Acheamened Empire, and stocked a series of campaigns that went
On for at least decade. He went on conquest of Asia Minor Alexander had broken the power the
Persian King Darius the 3rd and conquered the At this point, his empire reached from the Adriatic Sea to the Indus River. In the summer of 337 BC Philip was killed , and
Alexander ascended to the Macedonian throne. He soon showed his power when the large city of
Thebes revolted in 334 Alexander tactics became very useful when he gained his throne.
Alexander ran over Egypt, where inscriptions show that he probably presented
Himself as the successor to the Persian king as the land's ruler rather than as an Egyptian
Pharaoh. On the coast, west of the Nile River Alexander founded a new city in 332 BC named
Alexandria after himself, the first of the many cities he would later go on to establish as Far East
As Afghanistan. During his time in Egypt Alexander also paid a mysterious visit to the oracle