Alexander the Great Essays

Over the years, society’s opinion of “great” has been influenced not only by the people who create the standard, but also by the people who follow it. People such as Steve Jobs, Martin Luther King Jr., and even Abraham Lincoln set the examples of what a “great” person might accomplish and what standards they might 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

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,

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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 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 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

Alexander the Great: Life of a Leader Do you know Alexander the Great? One of the most successful leaders that ever lived? Great leadership means that you are successful and cooperative with your team. Also having great leadership means that when needed you can be impactful. A great leader means that you aren’t selfish because no one would support a leader that does not help the community. In order to be a great leader you have to take your team's thoughts and see how or if you could use them to

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

Alexander the Great was born on July 20, 356 B.C., in Pella, in the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia his parents were King Philip II of Macedon and Queen Olympia, daughter of King Neoptolemus he was a prince and had one sister Alexander grew up very close to his mother as he hardly saw his father who always had his nose berried in military campaigns. With only his mom as a role model she raised him and his sister very well but it brought great resentment towards alexanders father. As Alex grew

Alexander of Macedon was a powerful conqueror or traveled throughout Greece, expanding his rule in in the third century BCE. He is nicknamed “Alexander the Great,” but was he actually all that great? Alexander pursued every conquest for selfish reasons. He stole riches from kingdom, and destroyed countless monuments. He sold many people into slavery, and he killed many more. He may have expanded Greece and been highly influential, but that does not outweigh the tragedy he brought to the various nations

Alexander the Great By, Aristotle People of many Alexandra’s and Bucephala, we gather here today to mourn the loss of our King, Alexander the great! As his tutor I knew he was destined for greatness even as a child. At the ripe age of thirteen he tamed the untameable horse Bucephalus by figuring out it was afraid of its own shadow. In July of 356 BCE Alexander III of Macedon was born into a world that had no idea that he was going to change everything. His father, King Philip II of Macedon fueled