Alexander Essays

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 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 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

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

The actual history of Alexander the Great has been built up by numerous legends and myths that divinized his figure as the one chosen to conquest the known world of the moment. Throughout the historians of the era and art in general, many details about how his empire’s qualities slowly changed have been found, and those features have been very similar in mostly all of his conquered empire, especially Persian lands. Since he was very little he seemed curious by the Persian Empire such as the conquest

Alexander the Great Juan Daniel Mora Benavides 8B When first Alexander the Great started conquering Syria he found out about Egypt where he made his capital city-state. Alexander left his commander Cleomenes to make the city he has in mind as idealistic. In the Hellenistic age the women’s life was really improved in some ways such as education and cultured. One of the biggest changes was that women now had the right to divorced. On the Hellenistic age man types of philosophies started developing

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: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

This was request buy the current ruler at that time, King Phillip II. In 338 BCE, Aristotle began to teach to future ruler of Macedonia, the 13 year old Alexander the Great. At the age of 16, Alexander the Great had took over Macedonia. With Alexander’s permission, Aristotle was given permission to start his own school of learning. He called it the Lyceum. Normally Aristotle would teach his student while walking around the school

Alexander The Great By: Colin Hall The cause Alexander The Great’s death is one of the greatest mysteries of the ancient world. Alexander’s life was about half and half. One half was just his early life, while the other half of alexander’s life was commanding the military. Alexander left a legacy for his heirs to follow. Alexander The Great did what people wouldn’t think possible in a short amount of time. Bucephalus, Alexander The Great’s horse, was brought to Philip II as an othering for thirteen

Alexander the Great Alexander the Great, a powerful leader, is one of the most famous people in history. Alexander the Great was born in 356 BCE in a kingdom of Greece called Macedonia. Alexander inherited the kingdom at 20 years old when his father, King Philip, was assassinated. This left Alexander to conquer and expand his empire. (BGE) Was Alexander the Great really great? Based on his remarkable achievement, leadership, and concern for others, Alexander the Great was great. Alexander was great

As a boy, Alexander was tortured by the famous philosopher Aristotle. Alexander the Great was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon, he lived from 356 BC to 323 BC and was born in the capital of Macedonia, Pella. In 336 BC Philip II of Macedonia, Alexander's father was assassinated, and Alexander inherited the throne. In what ways did Alexander the Great leave his mark on history and how did his accomplishments contribute to his legacy? One reason that Alexander was great was his military