Alexander The Great Dbq Essay

Father: Although I believe Alexander has true belief in his own divinity, I can accept that he exploits it to use as propaganda to gain loyalty within the Persian Empire. Propaganda is necessary, although many Macedonians do not see the correlation to Alexander’s divinity. Without this dramatized status there is no blind following from the Persians. Alexander proved himself

According to the TCI Textbook’s section on Alexander the Great, “Fighting Persia would help unite Greece by giving them a common enemy,” (pg 315 Para 8). Even though people believe this, and that they are right in the fact that he united Greece, the way that he united his Country is not heroic in any way, shape, or form. He united Greece by giving them an enemy to kill. Hero’s will unite nations because of their leadership, and because of their ability to inspire. All that Alexander did to unite his people was conquer and kill. He wasn’t protecting anyone when he started attacking Persia, it was needless, as Persia had retreated during the Persian wars, they had admitted defeat, but Alexander didn’t care about that. And even though Greece loved him, there is no looking past how he made them love

included Greek Culture, this also shows how greek culture advanced, which also expanded it in the process. Advancing Greek culture is the other reason Alexander was experienced.

Suppose we put Alexander on trail, we could now ask if he would be guilty of any crimes. We know of the story where he throws a spear at his trusted friend for speaking out against him. This is not something that can be seen as a great act. Obviously, he wouldn’t get away with this act today, especially since he is a ruler. He would lose the respect of others, and in a way he did. But, wasn’t he just acting on the believe that he was hand picked by the gods, therefore he was above everyone else. You can’t punish someone for actions that you never said they couldn’t do.

Alexander was twenty when he began his march to Persia and through all the war and death somehow Alexander still found a way to convince his army’s that they were giving order to the world. The march on Persia was only a seven year conquering and Alexander actually wanted to continue, but his generals told him that it wouldn’t be wise. So he heeded their advice and went back to his capital to take rest, he was going to stay there for about four months then set out again. Sadly he was unable to because of his untimely demise. Alexander was poisoned at the age of twenty, seven about two months away from being twenty-eight, and on his deathbed Alexander was asked by his generals who should be his successor since he had no hier. His response was “to my crown and the title of king go to the strongest”. It was never settled on which of his four generals was the strongest, but historians do know that he had a successor although the massive kingdom of macedonia didn’t last very long after his death. Soon it was back to it’s little region that his father once started with. In the end Alexander’s youth filled with education and military thoughts, would be his greatest perk in life and to the once great conquer. It took young Alexander two days to get the answer to the riddle about greater than god and more evil than the devil. He told Aristotle that the answer was nothing and Alexander got

With Alexander’s father’s death, which Alexander quickly ascended to the throne of Macedonian, he had to quickly dispose of all of his enemies by ordering their exercusions, his father’s death had caused a lot of rebellion with the conquered nation, in which the Greeks had also seen as a chance for independence. Alexander was forced to act quickly to gain control, by the end of 336B.C, there was no choice but to except Alexander’s authority.

Alexander Conquered many cities, but a particular one named Tyre was a bit harder to take over, but when he and his troops did take Tyre over, I think Alexander went crazy. When Alexander got into Tyre he crucified 2,000 men that were at the age that were able to fight in wars. If people think this makes Alexander great, so be it, as long as I’m around my opinion will stay strong in that crucifying 2,000 men that were at fighting age was plain horrifying and stupid. During the unfortunate event in Tyre Alexander also sold 30,000 people into slavery. This proves that not only was Alexander not a nice person, but he also was a greedy one. He could have let the citizens of Tyre who stood up for what they believed in live in peace, but instead

Alexander was a cruel and vicious king when it came to his subjects, to the point where he would sell an entire empire into slavery because of defiance. Due to his influence on far cultures Alexander would also force his Greek religion onto his people in places like Egypt. Especially in the case of Egypt it’s shown that even though he did make the decision of the creation of Alexandria the city and its amazing qualities, these were essentially useless to anyone other than

At a young age, Alexander believed his destiny was to exact revenge on the Persians for the burning of Athens 7, but as his campaign became longer and longer, his ideals changed and his vision for the ‘new world’ came into existence. His vision for a united Macedonia, along with conquered countries being absorbed into the empire, came with the prospect of global trade routes, intermingling of the Persian and Macedonian cultures and people, and interracial marriage between royalty of Persian and Macedonian empires 8. His vision was far more ambitious than what the Macedonian leaders had sought after: he attempted to combine the two greatest powers in the known world to create an even greater power 9. He was an idealist because where his predecessors had aimed to keep the Macedonian race ‘pure’ and rule all empires, including the Persians; Alexander sought to include the massive Persian population into the empire, utilizing their unique skills and culture, which would only benefit the kingdom as a whole 10. His many attempts to integrate the Persian people into his own included using Persian soldiers in his ranks, promoting interracial marriage, and even marrying 2 foreign princesses to better consolidate his vast empire 11. While his many attempts ultimately failed and the fragile alliance between the Persians and Macedonians fell apart, his

By 336 Alexander and his father had publicly reconciled their differences. Alexander stood with his father once again. Philip II was assassinated at his daughter's wedding feast. The assassin was an aggrieved Macedonian nobleman. Pausanias assassinated Alexander’s father in the doorway to a theater. The official verdict on Philip's assassination claimed the assassin had been bribed by Darius, the king of the Persian Empire. However, many suspected Alexander and his mother because they had recently fallen from royal favor. No one knows quite why Phillip was murdered, but it was finally declared that Alexander had taken no part in the deed. Pausanias was cut down immediately and legends say his body was crucified although there is no definitive evidence one way or another. At this time Alexander took possession of his father’s throne. At first he was faced with rebellions on every side. He then began to surround himself with loyal friends and completely overhauled the upper echelons of power in Macedonia.

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.

In order to understand the decisions made by Alexander the Great, we must look at his tutor Aristotle. King Philip asked Aristotle to be his son’s teacher, because of the history he had in politics and education. The people of Athens did not accept Aristotle, because of the high regard that Athenians held on being born in Athens. Aristotle spent his life writing down his thoughts on everything from politics to the meaning of dreams. He wanted his students and future generations to be able to learn from him. Future generations were influenced by Aristotle and people still are today. I believe that Alexander the Great reflected many of the teachings of Aristotle, while he sat on the throne, and he might not be considered great without those lessons.

After the success of this he became a general in his father's army. Even though it seemed Alexander was a good son, things were still tense between him and his father. His father would always try to hurt him in any way possible. On one occasion Philip was injured while fighting soldiers, He fell to the ground and played dead while Alexander shielded him and had to fight off his attackers. Philip never even acknowledged that Alexander had saved his life. Alexander was known as having a bad temper. He would always yell at everyone and start fights. He was always upset that his father did not come about him. One time at a party Alex got mad at something that someone said and started fighting. “History does not record what they said, but it was enough to enrage Philip. He pulled his sword, lunged at Alexander - and fell drunkenly to the floor. "Look, men," Alexander sneered, "he's about to cross from Europe to Asia, and he falls crossing from couch to couch." This was about the time when they were planning to invade the Asia Minor. Much time had gone buy and many important things happened to his family and friends. All these people had a great effect on the way he acted in his job as a leader. After his father's murder in 336 BC Alexander became King Alexander III. Once he got power he had many people executed such as his cousin. One person suprisingly he did not kill was his retarded half-brother. Philip's last bride had given birth to her second

Alexander the Great led victorious military campaigns from Macedonia to Egypt, Persia, and beyond, establishing a mighty empire all during his brief life of 32 years (Cole et al. 89). He did not accomplish this feat through kindness but through repeated acts of cruelty perpetrated against his enemies, both at home and abroad. The death of Alexander’s father, Philip II, resulted in a number of revolts across Macedonia and Greece (Cole et al. 90). Alexander swiftly established his authority as the new ruler by destroying the city walls of Thebes, the spot of one such revolt (Ibid). This sort of action fits neatly into Machiavelli’s thinking. Machiavelli wrote that, “… he who quells disorder by a very few signal examples will in the end be more merciful than he who from too great leniency permits things to take their course and so to result in rapine and

Alexander the Great, also known as Alexander the third, was the king of Macedonia a Greece kingdom. Alexander was also known by many to be a member of the Argead dynasty. The Argead dynasty was a group house for only rulers. Many may believe Alexander earned his legacy, respect and reputation after his father’s reputation however that is not accurate. Alexander earned his legacy by working hard and building his own name. He succeeded greatly, won wars and extended the empire. His father Philip was the king of Macedonia as well. Phillip was actively engaging in wars/ battles, made an expansionist policy and by doing other things benefiting the Macedonian people. That is how Philip maintained his respect as a king. After reading the issue in Taking sides Alexander the Great deserves his historical reputation.