characteristics you look for in a hero, that’s what Alexander the Great is but, is he really great or just a power hungry king.. Alexander the Great was King Philip 's son who took over the world, he became the leader of Macedonia in 336 BCE. He was destined for power and started his strike in Asia Minor, this strike led him to take over most of Europe. Alexander was a great leader that used his intelligence and bravery to take down civilizations. Alexander was an intelligent leader that used his strategies
follow. For example, Alexander the Great was born 300 years before Jesus of Nazareth into a family in which his father was King Philip of Macedonia. At the age of seventeen he took to the throne as a result of his father’s death, and by the age of twenty he launched an invasion of the Persian Empire. Being successful in his efforts to conquer lands and create one of the largest empires at the time, his accomplishments led even Julius
If I could give advice to anyone it would be Alexander Hamilton. There is so much advice he could use throughout history like the fact that i would tell him that when Eliza and Angelica tell him to take a break that it’s in his best interest that he listens, I’d also tell him not to let Philip go to the duel with George Eacker, I’d tell him not to go to the duel with Burr, I’d tell him to not let Laurens go alone, and I’d tell him to stay alive for Eliza. My first piece of advice I’d give him is
Alexander III (356-323 B.C.E.), also known as Alexander the Great (336-323 B.C.E.), was a Macedonian King that united Greece and Macedonia, and began a world conquest. Although, he was not able to conquered the known world, his was able to defeat the Persian Empire and control their lands. Alexander, one of the most successfully military leaders of all time, showed his potential at a young age and expanded his father’s legacy by expanding the Macedonian empire in his search for personal glory until
Alexander the Great began his triumph when Philip II of Macedonia, Alexander’s father, was assassinated. Alexander was his father’s rightful successor. Knowing Philip’s reputation as king, many Thebans were salty and bitter about his son ruling too. They viewed Alexander just as they had viewed Philip, cruel and harsh. Alexander began his journey as a ruler by fighting a rebellion in Macedonia. However, the Thebans that lived there were prepared to defend their home and rights from Alexander and
Alexander The Great One of the biggest empires the world has ever seen was ruled by Alexander the Great. He ruled the Greek Empire from 334 BCE- 323 BCE (Doc A). His empire was so big he founded over 70 cities and it was about 2,200,000 square miles (Doc E). But was he that great? Of course because he had many remarkable achievements, he also had great leadership, and he had very good intelligence. He was great for these main reasons, he had a vast empire with many different famous city-states,
Section 5 essay The Conquest of Alexander the Great In the fourth century B.C. King Phillip, had passed away and his young but eager son, Alexander III of Macedon, immediately assumed the role and position of the throne of his father. Alexander III not only inherited the throne of his father but also initiated the continuation of the plans of his late father, King Phillip. King Phillip had just recently taken over the disunited poleis, including Athens, and was planning on converging on Anatolia
Synopsis I did my this day in history report on Alexander the Great. Alexander the great is known for many things. He was king of Macedonia, a military genius, and the greatest conqueror of all time-to name a few. Alexander was taught by many great minds, perhaps most responsible for his greatness was Aristotle. Alexander was given many hard tasks and tremendous responsibilities as a child and teen, which he carried out with ease. As an adult king, Alexander ruled over Macedonia and kept it safe from
Alexander was born in 356 BC. at Pella in Macedonia, he is the son of King Philip II and one of his foreign wife’s, Olympias. Alexander The great wanted to be like his father. He spent his childhood watching his father transforming Macedonia into a great military power, winning victory over several battlefields throughout his life. He wanted to be more than just human he wanted supreme power over all humans and to fallow his father’s footsteps. In 336 B.C, Phillip 2 (his
Alexander the Great was indeed very great. This is shown in his conquests in Greece, over the persian empire, and Egypt. While he did have some setbacks, such as the betrayal of Thebes, he still pushed his troops to conquer the world. One example of Alexander’s greatness was in Thebes. When Thebes heard false claims of Alexander’s death, they took this opportunity to leave Macedonian rule. When Alexander found out, he immediately set to take them back. He pushed his army of thirty thousand to the
Alexander the Great was one of the most prominent leaders on the battlefield. His war tactics and strategies have led him to become the leader of the most powerful, largest empire in the ancient world in the 300’s BCE. Alexander the Great used unique strategies shown in the battle of Tyre, Granicus and Gaugamela to defeat The Persian Empire. The Persian Empire at the time controlled most of Asia, Middle East and North Africa. #1 Body paragraph: Alexander the Great was a master at siege warfare
Alexander the Great was born in 356 BCE. He was born into royalty. A hired philosopher (Aristotle) taught Alexander about academic subjects, politics, sports, and warfare. Alexander the Great also made the Macedonian army into a deadly fighting machine. Alexander was not great for these reasons, his disrespect to others, how hungry he was for power, and his fearfulness of the world and people in it. Alexander the Great was not great because of his disrespect for others. His Greek officers left him
Alexander the Great Alexander III of Mutarch is a man known to be “Great,” but is that really so? Alexander was born in Macedonia, and he took charge of Macedonia at the age of 16 when his father left for an expedition. Although Alexander may have done some good deeds during his sovereignty for his people, it definitely does not outweigh the bad deeds he did to other people. Alexander received the name “Great” undeservingly because he did not exhibit examples of a good leader which should be one
Alexander In 356 B.C. a young boy was born. His father, Philip the second, was the King of Macedonia and his mother, Olympias, was heard to descend from the Greek Hero, Achilles. The boy will be named Alexander and will be tutored by Aristotle until the age of 16. Alexander will be known for his great intelligence, leadership and tremendous physical ability. He will become a general of his father’s army at an extremely young age; 18. Even as a young adult Alexander leads an army into war and
ruthless. Alexander the Great had to face things that were caused by his father’s ruling, but it counted against him. I believe Alexander was “great” because of his conquest to unite Greece and to him conquering Persia. He controlled his kingdom with an iron fist and that is needed when you have uprisings. When coming into power, Alexander was faced with one of the hardest obstacles, he had been having revolts in Macedonia, his homeland, but then Thebes declared Independence from Alexander. They did
How Great Was Alexander The Great? Alexander the III was born in 356 BCE, in the kingdom of Macedonia. Alexander’s parents raised their son in preparation to take over his father’s kingdom. At the age of 20, he inherited the kingdom of Macedonia and had set out on his first mission: conquering Persia. Alexander was given the nickname “Alexander the Great”, due to his success in his Greek empire. However, after taking a closer look at how Alexander maintained his empire and treated his troops
Alexander the Great was a successful leader and tactician. Even though he was successful in these departments, we don’t see much of his politician skills being used. Alexander the Great, born in the northern kingdom of Greece, Macedonia, is easily one of the most famous people in history. Known for conquering most of what they knew as the world, Alexander accomplished a lot. From leadership, to tactics he used in battle, Alexander the Great was a successful man. Alexander was successful as a leader
greatness. Alexander the Great was said to be part of a very extraordinary family where his father king Philip claimed to be descendant of heracles,and his mother Olympias was able to follow her bloodline back to Achilles.With just his blood line you can see he comes from a very prestige line of heroes in his blood.As Alexander grew older he was able to spent most of his time watching as his father king Philip won countless victories with a strong military. At the age of 12 Alexander was able to
Alexander The Great:An Analysis A wise person once said “Every villain is a hero in his own mind.” Someone might think this because one thinks that they are helping but just making it worse. As a child Alexander was tutored by Aristotle. Aristotle warned him not to kill, Alexander did anyway, he even killed his own father to become king of Macedonia. As a result he used his power to take over the world. Alexander the Great is a villain because he murdered and tortured innocent people and took over
king at the age of twenty. The short life of Alexander the Great was filled with success and accomplishment. Alexander was born to King Phillip II of Macedon and Queen Olympia on July 20, 356 B.C. He was well educated by some of the greatest minds of the time including Aristotle. They taught him math, drama, poetry, science, politics, and horsemanship so he was very well rounded in education as any prince would be. One thing that stood out to Alexander during his education was Homer’s Iliad. After