Alexander the Great Throughout history there have been many famous leaders. Many people are recognized such as Pompey‚ Julius Cesear‚ Peter the Great and many others. The one guy that sticks out in history to me is Alexander the Great. When you hear his name‚ you automatically know who he is. Alexander the Great was well known but most people don’t know all of the great things he actually did. Alexander was known as a great king‚ a phenomenal warrior‚ a conqueror‚ and very unpredictable.
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captured an enormous amount of Asia and went undefeated. At young age he tamed the wild horse Bucephalus. When Bucephalus died he named a city in India after him. His mother was Olympias and his father was Phillip II. Olympias was the daughter of king Neoptolemus I of Epirus. In 338 B.C. Phillip II decided to invade Greek cities. When Alexander was young he didn’t even have the dream of being the commander
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success. He was always jealous and determined to upstage his father.” (Beyond the Movie: Alexander the Great) A cause for the lack of merge in culture could be the fact that Alexanders main motive to conquer the known world was to upstage his father‚ Philip. The King left with the idea of becoming better than his father. If he left with the desire to spread the knowledge and morals of the Greeks with the rest of the world then maybe this argument would be nonexistent. Alexander also did not care
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It all started with a horse that was brought to Macedonia presented to King Phillip II. This horse was considered wild and unable to be tamed. King Phillip showed no interest at all in this horse that he wanted it gone however Alexander a 13-year-old boy made a comment saying “What as excellent horse do they lose for want of address and boldness to manage him.” At first Phillip did not care of what Alexander has said but finally said to Alexander “Do you reproach those who are older than yourself
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Biography: Born at Pella‚ Macedonia in 356 B.C.E Father- King Phillip II mother- Olympias Age 13 he became student of Aristotle In 336 B.C.E Phillip was assassinated and at 20 years old Alexander took the throne The first engagement was against the Persians at the Granicus River‚ next western Asia Minor‚ then turned south moving along the Mediterranean coast; ran into resistance from island of Tyre. Alexander led a siege for 7 months‚ finally conquering Tyre in July 332 B.C.E; then moved
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much of his success’ due to his parents and family background strategically training him throughout his childhood to later gain those major success’ throughout his life. Parents: Alexander was born into a family of monarchs with parents King Phillip II of Macedonia related to Hercules‚ ( source Plutarch) and mother Olympias daughter to king Epirus believed to have been longing from the Aeacidae( source Plutarch). King Phillip 2nd had a very powerful personality and seized the throne himself ‚ begins
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him to be considered a great leader? Is “Alexander the Great” truly worthy of this title; or is his name the basis of a flawed reputation? Alexander was only twenty years of age when he ascended into the throne. He was the son of former king‚ Phillip II‚ who was assassinated‚ allowing Alexander
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as a selfish‚ cruel madman with drinking problems. This paper will outline the different sides taken on Alexander and the question as to what his significance/influence was and whether it was good or bad. Alexander the Great was the son of Phillip II‚ king of Macedonia. Phillip had always done much to prepare him for a military and political future (Lewis 48). Alexander served as a regent for his father at the young age of 16 for the start of his military career. After the assassination of his father
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Alexander the Great Alexander accomplished greater deeds than‚ not only any of the kings who had lived before him but also most of those who came after him. Alexander the Great was born at Pella Macedonia in 356 B.C.E. He spent his childhood years watching his father transform Macedonia into a great military power. His Father was King Phillip of Macedonia and his mother was Olympias princess of neighboring Epirus. She was a deeply spiritual woman who taught her son about his ancestors. From his
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Who: The Yellow Emperor or Huang di‚ formerly Romanized as Huang-Ti‚ Hwang-Ti and Shi Huang is one of the legendary Chinese rulers and culture heroes included among the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. What did he do? He thought he had created an eternal empire‚ of which he was the first emperor‚ he called himself‚ Shi Huang-di‚ or the first emperor. King Zheng of Qin became Qin Shi Huang-di‚ or first
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