Zach Hernandez Alexander the Great When observing the qualities of a person‚ usually what are taken in account are that person’s actions. Alexander the Great‚ possibly one of the greatest war generals/kings of all time‚ was a gifted young man for his tactical strategies for battle. Through his victories and successes‚ he conquered a majority of the world. Plutarch writes a biography on Alexander‚ in which he includes his own views‚ which may or may not agree with other historians (though Plutarch’s
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Alexander the great was born July 356 BC‚ Pella Greece. Alexander the great spent his childhood watching his father transform Macedon into a great military power‚ winning victory after victory on the battlefield throughout the Balkans.At the of age 12 he showed his special skill to his father and all who were watching when he tamed Bucephalus‚ an unruly stallion horse‚ unable to be ridden and devouring the flesh of all who had tried. Although the theory of leadership belongs to the scrapheap of history
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Alexander Miles was born in Ohio on May 18‚ 1838. While Miles’s exact birthplace and birthdate are unknown‚ it is believed that he was born in Pickaway County near the town of Circleville‚ being the son of Michael and Mary Miles. Alexander Miles ended up moving to Waukesha‚ Wisconsin later in his life where he got a job as a barber. After a move to Winona‚ Minnesota‚ he met and got married to Mrs. Candace J. Dunlap‚ who was living in La Porte‚ Indiana. She was a widow who had two children with her
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Alexander Hamilton and The National Bank Alexander Hamilton believed that since The United States was growing as a new nation‚ they could take advantage of it and use it as a source of energy and cohesion. Furthermore‚ his main goal was just to spark up the economy and revive it to the point where it was normally flowing. So‚ his first idea was to completely eradicate all national and stately debt. He wanted to look at the accumulated debt of the Revolutionary War at face value and completely do
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Anton Chekhov‚ witnessed the rule of three Tsars i.e. Alexander II‚ Alexander III‚ and Nicholas II. The reign of these Romanovs was bombarded by numerous dilemmas such as wide peasant unrest‚ revolutionary agitation‚ anarchic disorders‚ and even of industrialisation. Along with their obligations to ‘remedy’ the social ills affecting such a massive and heterogeneous empire‚ they were also battling to preserve their unlimited power. Tsar Alexander II‚ ascended the throne in 1855 and came to be called
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Alexander the Great came up with affective alternatives to help achieve his plan of winning the Battle of Gaugamela. Effective alternatives stimulate efficiency (Hultman‚ 2016). Alexander appeared to have more insight on how to make the most of his team. He knew that affective alternatives would be necessary to gain the victory because Darius of Persia had an advantage in the battle. Darius of Persia started the battle with a larger amount of soldiers‚ as well as‚ first choice of the battleground
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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 Pushkin Alexander Pushkin was born on June 6‚ 1799 in Moscow‚ Russia. While he was born into nobility. Pushkin attended a special school for children of privilege‚ where he excelled in French and Russian literature. His work was innovative and highly scandalous for its time. The literature that Pushkin created pioneered the new era of authors and poets that focused their work on political controversy. His work associates him with the Decembrist Revolt in 1825. In 1820‚ Pushkin completed
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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 was one of the most successful military commanders in history; by the time of his death‚ he had conquered most of the world known to the ancient Greeks. Alexander was one of the greatest generals of all time‚ noted for his brilliance as a tactician and troop leader and for the rapidity with which he could traverse great expanses of territory. His fame has endured the passing of centuries‚ and he will forever be lauded as the "greatest military genius of all times". His achievements
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