Long ago, back into the time of ancient Greek, was a young 20 year old British Macedonian king called Alexander. He was a very brave, dauntless, and generous man to his followers. He had conquered a vast of land and made it his empire. He had found 70 cities and named most of them Alexandria. He spread Greek ideas and culture to the world.
Throughout history, there has been great military leaders come and go. Although, one of the most well-known conquerors is Alexander the Great. Many people thought he was a good leader and a good king. However, the people he conquered think otherwise. The people who supported him say he was compassionate towards others.
Madelyn Youtsey Mr... Caros/Mr. Bishop Western Civ. I/Composition 31 March 2023 The Legacy and Military Prowess of Alexander the Great Many conquerors have earned kleos, have built magnanimous empires, and had their name carved into stone like Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan, and Napoleon but one of the most famous and influential conquerors was Alexander the Great.
Alexander the Great is one of the most famous people in our world’s history. He achieved great challenges no other man could do. Alexander himself said, “There is nothing impossible to him who will try.” His achievments prove this quote without a doubt. Alexander of Macedon was born in 356 BCE to King Philip and his wife Olympia.
Do you know how Greek culture spread throughout the world? That was a result of Alexander the Great! Alexander ruled over Macedonia. He became king at 20 years old. While he invaded many cities, their cultures were kept alive.
Important Greek and Roman People Alexander the great was a military commander and a king, and he was best known for conquering much of Asia and Europe. First he moved through Asia Minor and what is today Turkey. He then took over Syria by defeating the Persian Army. Then Alexander the Great laid siege to Tyre, and conquered Egypt, where he established Alexandria as the capital. After that he conquered Babylonia and Persia, including the city of Susa.
The transformation of the Iatros began with Alexander the Great whose conquest through Egypt, in 322-321 BC, led to the foundation of Alexandria. As he took control of Egypt Alexander the Great continued his conquest East and left one of his Generals in charge, Ptolemy I. Eventually, Alexander the Great died which lead to a power vacuum amongst his generals, who went to war with one another. In light of these events, Ptolemy I declared himself the ruler of Egypt and sought to make Alexandria the economic and cultural capital of the Greek world. Ptolemy I, had a tremendous advantage with the wealth and papyrus of Egypt and was able to basically build Alexandria from the ground up.
One of the most successful generals in history was Alexander the Great. His success was achieved by sheer force. During his lifetime he defeated Persia, Greece, Egypt, Asia Minor, and secured the Mediterranean Sea. Despite his military success, did Alexander deserve to be called “the Great”?
This strategy made Alexander the best ruler in history. Alexander's biggest accomplishment was the spread of Hellenistic culture. He took Greek culture and combined it with different religions all throughout the middle east; especially Hellenistic culture, that was used by the Macedonians for centuries. Alexander was able to spread this culture by walking across the middle east conquering different empires, and while he was conquering these different empires he only mentioned the culture to the citizens. The culture was
Alexander the Great was born July 356 BCE in Macedon. Alexander the Great’s given name was Alexander III of Macedon and is the son of Philip II of Macedon and Olympias of Epirus. Alexander the Great was the King of Macedon from 336-323 BCE and was a member of the Argead Dynasty. When Alexander was in his youth he was a pupil to Aristotle. Alexander the Great only spent three years as Aristotle student.
Alexandria is considered to be the best example of ALexander's successful spreading of Greek Culture. Alexander may have been somewhat known as a big-headed, narcissistic leader, so much so as to going as far as to say that he was the son of Zeus, the King of the Gods. But Alexander truly did deserve the title of “The Great”. To be great in history is not to be a nice, sweet person who is kind to everyone, but to be a smart ruler who knows what he wants and gets what he wants. To be great in history is a title that comes with a lot of speculation, but
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 such as Epicureanism, also math, astronomy and medicine developed much more within the Hellenistic age.
In the ancient history world, there are a lot of unanswered questions and mysteries that have been conversing for decades. One, in particular, is the tomb of Alexander the Great. The final resting place of Alexander has many questions such as; why, where, how, who and when! There are many answers regarding this question. There are researchers stating they know where and those are others stating that with land changing and growing there are no actual facts.
Alexander the Great was the king and renown general of Macedonia. He led the Greek army against Persia and used many bold tactics in battle. Alexander the Great significantly expanded the Greek legacy by conquering territories. When he conquered a territory, he would not force the locals to assimilate into the Greek culture. This is to ensure they would not rebel against his leadership.
2. The Problem Resolved in Principle NOMA defined and defended There are two different views for the story of Alexander the Great. One story claims that Alexander wept because there were no new worlds for him to conquer. The other story claims that he wept because there were too many to conquer.
