Alexander The Great: A Very Brief Story Of Alexander The Great

According to Doc F, Alexander's empire only lasted 10 years without an heir because Alexander didn't leave an heir. He thought he was very strong and would not die but he did die in June of 323 BCE. Alexander's generals split up the land and then it began to fall into pieces because there was no heir. According to Doc A, he wasn't able to keep his army to keep going on with him. His army rebelled to go on any further and so Alexander wasn't able to control his army. He made his soldier's keep on going. According to Doc B, he tortured many people and killed and crucified people without hesitating. Lastly, in Doc C, Alexander was able to get more lands easily because the people surrendered without a fight. Alexander had a big ego that made him stronger but made him kill more people instead of doing other things. For example, Alexander could have made the people live instead of killing them.

Alexander the Great is the most famous conqueror in the history of the world. His legacy and conquest has shaped the world we know today. Many leaders after him have looked to him as an example of what a good leader should be. “Alexander the Great’s tomb was one of the biggest tourist attractions of the ancient world. Roman emperors, including Pompey, Julius Caesar, and Caligula traveled to Alexandria to pay their respects.” It all started at the age of 18 when Alexander took charge of the Companion Cavalry and helped his father in defeating the Athenian and Theban armies. Starting from such a young age Alexander has been already shaping the empire he would create. At the age of twenty he became king, then by the age of twenty-six he conquered the Persian Empire and at age thirty explored the Indian frontier. He was an unstoppable force conquering the world. Alexander the Great is the greatest conqueror of the known world, because of the personal teachings of Aristotle of Stagira, his innovated military genius and multicultural integration methods.

In the Ancient World, Alexander III is viewed as a great leader.As a boy, Alexander’s dad, King Philip III, was the king of Macedonia from 323 BC till 317 BC. While King Philip III was ruling Macedonia, Alexander was taught by philosophers ,such as Aristotle, and trained to become a vigorous leader. Later on, King Philip III died of unknown causes and Alexander III took over at the age of 20, inheriting his father’s kingdom Alexander became a renowned,strong leader. Alexander was a great general who feared nothing. He rode into battles in front of his soldiers and marched into unknown lands. He had great intelligence and battle strategies thinking of the enemies' next

One reason that Alexander the Great was such a Great, was because he was a really good military leader. Alexander knew how to give a motivation speech to his army and could take over any city, he had good strategies and was a good political leader. Alexander the great was born on July 20, 356 B.C., to his parents King Phillip the second and Queen Olympia. “In 336 B.C., Alexander’s father Philip was assassinated. Just 20 years old, Alexander claimed the Macedonian throne and killed his rivals before they could challenge his sovereignty. He also quashed rebellions for independence in northern Greece. Once he’d cleaned house, Alexander left to follow in his father’s footsteps and continue Macedonia’s world domination” (History, n.pg.). Alexander wanted the throne right from the start, some say that Alexander hired someone to assassinate his dad and others say he did it himself. Anyways though we know that Alexander wanted the throne right away, and he was not afraid to kill and fight people for the throne by, he killed his rivals and he

Arrian celebrates the leadership of one who became known as Alexander the Great. According to Arrian, he had become great because of those he conquered; he was a great general and commander, a strategist, but he was not a good politician. Too much power made him arrogant. He inherited all of Greece and Macedonia from his father, and once Darius, King of Persia, was defeated and killed in battle, Alexander was welcomed in Babylon. He took over all of Persia and eventually Egypt, Europe, Western Asia, Phoenicia, although some saw Alexander as great, his character deteriorates through the excess of power.

In history Alexander the Great is always one of the topics to learn, and one of the most asked question is what did Alexander do to be so great. Alexander might have been born great to achieve greatness or have greatness thrust upon him and this one of the reasons we still talk about him today. Alexander the Great took the crown at the age of 20. When he was only 13 Alexander tamed a horse that no one else could ride that was named Bucephalus which impressed his father. At the age of 16 he was a horseman and went to war, riding his horse that no one was able to ride on. Alexander the Great was born in Pella (capital of Macedonia) on July 20, 356 B.C and died from a fever in Babylon on June 323 B.C. After the assassination of Philip II in 336 B.C his son Alexander inherited one of the most powerful armies in the world and started an invasion attack in Persia. Alexander defeated his rival King Darius of Persia during the Battle of Issus in 333 B.C completing his father's dream and becoming a great leader. Through his schooling with his tutor Aristotle, Aristotle philosophy helped him achieve invading attacks his father couldn’t accomplish and giving him a chance to “admire and maintain these disparate cultures” (Jarus). Alot was accomplished by Alexander after he had died and for that he was known to be great. Even when he died because of a fever his people wanted to believe it was caused by alcohol poisoning or asassianly-poisoning. He had defeated

Alexander the Great had an amazing political and military mind. With the tutelage of his father, Philip II, and a great education, he became one of the best leaders of all time. And even as a boy, many knew Alexander’s destiny was to rule.

Alexander the Greats' lifetime goal was to be a better ruler than his father was, this lead to his passion for expansion of his empire (Alexander the Great: Man behind the Legend). This passion is what drove him to lead his troop up Mountain Hindu Kush, even though he knew how dangerous it was, Alexander lead his troops up the mountain to do a surprise attack (Alexander the Great biography). The historians say that to go on the path Alexander did, up the mountain, would be impossible for pretty much everyone besides Alexander the Great and his army (. This passion lead to his victory. When one has a passion, there is very little that can be done to stop one from either succeeding or to die trying. Alexander won battles that historians say he should not have won; but because of his passion, he won anyways (Alexander the Great: man behind the legend). For example, he was in battles where he was outnumbered three to one but he still managed to win. he also lost 2/3rds of his troop in the desert

Alexander achieved more noteworthy deeds than most of the rulers who had lived before him, but additionally, the individuals who were to come later down to our time. Alexander the Great was conceived at Pella Macedonia in 356 B.C.E. He spent his adolescent years watching his dad changing Macedonia into an extraordinary military force. His Father was King Phillip and his mother was Olympias. His mom was the rule of neighboring Epirus. She was a profoundly otherworldly woman who taught her child about his predecessors, for example, Achilles and Hercules. From his most punctual age, he was molded for victory and eminence in being a lord. He then got to be centered on turning into an extraordinary ruler, which he soon would get to be.

It is particularly difficult to assess Alexander as a statesman, for his views as a statesman were in a state of flux when he died. His political creations were still in a developmental stage and had as yet take definite shape, but Alexander did display political wisdom by separating financial, civil and military power. One of his great achievements was his financial measure in reforming the coinage and bringing into line with each other the decimal currency of Persia with the duodecimal system of Macedonia. This was not only a great contribution to economic prosperity throughout the empire, but also impeded Athens as competition and involved her as a trading partner instead. Alexander also entertained a grandiose plan for uniting the East and the West in a world empire of racial equality. Unfortunately, this did not succeed as he planned. Nevertheless, the King's conquest and findings of

As seen in “World History, Patterns of Interaction”: Alexander promised his people a better life and said the expansion of his kingdom would be beneficial for them, “Alexander announced plans to organize and unify his empire. He would construct new cities, roads, and harbors and conquer Arabia” (145). His promises were empty and shortly after his death there was no sign that their new leaders, Ptolemy, Antigonus, and Seleucus would attempt to fulfill his pledge. Alexander’s facade, duty towards his people, was broken after his death, his failure to follow through on his promises is not that of a great leader. Document E is a chart of events under and after Alexander’s rule.

“Alexander, like everyone else, was tormented by by thirst, but he was nonetheless marching one foot at his men.” (Doc. D). Although Alexander was exhausted just like the others, he still went out of his way to lead his army to greatness. “The army was crossing a desert of sand; the sun was already blazing down upon them, but they were struggling on under the necessity of reaching water, which was still far away.” (Doc.D). Despite the fact that Alexander had to deal with the harsh conditions, he was still determined to win. At no time would he let his army down, he was there to support, and advise them. Alexander influenced his followers with his ways of

Alexander the Great, born of King Philip of Macedonia, was one of the greatest conquerors of history. In my opinion, Alexander was a great leader and warrior. For example, in Document B, Alexander used strategy to win over a battle. The strategy he used was complicated, but well thought out; Alexander moved his troops in all different directions to keep Porus puzzled, and took his cavalry to various points along the river bank where he would create a war cry so that Porus would parallel the movements on the other sides of the river until he no longer responded. Now Porus elephants were boxed in, and the elephants trampled their own men because they had no driver's upon them. In this way Alexander won a battle, and through his cleverness, he

When Alexander claimed the throne to Macedon, because of the access to such a great army, he almost instantly became drunk with power. “He claimed descent from Achilles, the hero of Troy, and from Zeus himself. He took the work of Homer with him wherever he went. He wanted to be acknowledged as Pharaoh in Egypt…” (What made Alexander so great? Christopher Hitchens) He ventured out with his army in hopes to take over land and expand his territory. He started out ruling only the land his father had left; he was not satisfied, and he started expanding quickly, and easily taking over greek city states. He eventually reached out to a third of the entire mapped and known world, he was one of the absolute greatest leaders

Alexander the Great was born to King Philip II, around 356 B.C. in Macedonia. Alexander witnessed his father rule Macedonia as the king and having had one of the greatest philosophers at the time, Aristotle as his teacher it’s no surprise that Alexander from a very early age showed characteristics of a leader. When Alexander managed to tame the horse, Bucephalus his father pointed out even as a child his ambition is far too great, “My son, seek thee out a kingdom equal to thyself; Macedonia has not room for thee” (Plutarch 317). Alexander didn’t experience struggles or opposition when he rose to power, in fact he had inherited his position when his father was assassinated. However, there is no concrete evidence whether Alexander the great had anything to do with the death of his father.