Alexander The Great: The Fusion Policies

Alexander the Great was born in Macedonia, in 356B.C.E. His father was King Philip, when his father was assassinated he took over the throne at 20 years old. There has been a debate on whether Alexander was still great or not. Alexander was not great for these reasons, his ruthlessness and his hunger for power.

Father: Faced with strong opposition he had Callisthenes executed! Alexander does not truly care for Macedonians; he just wants to be king of the Persian Empire, seen as divine, even a god. Callisthenes was a threat to Alexander, as his opposition to his political decisions was widely heard and known. There is no solid proof that Callisthenes was a part of the Royal Pages conspiracy, Alexander just wanted an excuse to put him to death. Being a ready ear to the talk of the pages when they were criticising and finding fault with the king6 is simply no excuse to torture and execute him – all without trial. No other execution has incited more opposition and resentment towards Alexander7.

The clearest evidence of this lies in Document C, entitled Alexander of Macedon by Peter Green and published by the University of California Press in 1991. This excerpt describes one of the many brutal rampages that Alexander’s troops embarked on, this time against Tyre, under their leader’s orders. His commands were “executed with savage relish” and even the men of Sidon, who had been rivals with the Tyrians for centuries, were “horrified by what they now witnessed”. Those who sought refuge were slayed, buildings were burned down, thousands of men at military age were crucified, and even survivors that surrendered were eventually enslaved. Therefore, Alexander was undoubtedly a relentless and power-hungry military leader that would have done anything in order to further himself and his plans. Moreover, Document B, written by Lucius Flavius Arrianus in 130 CE, also, though unintentionally, displays Alexander’s cruelty. Taken from Arrianus’s book called The Campaigns of Alexander, the story was supposed to be a recount and positive reflection of Alexander’s accomplishments, given that it was written by a Greek philosopher and historian. However, it, instead, is even further proof that Alexander was anything but great. The document narrates Alexander’s last major battle against Porus on the eastern bank of the Hydaspes

Was Alexander the great really all that great? Alexander the Great was born in Macedonia in 356 B.C.E. His parents were King Philip and Olympia. Alexander thought greatly about himself. Alexander was an evil king. Alexander the Great was not so great.

Alexander the Great was born in Macedonia in the year 356 BCE. Alexander's father King Philip built the Macedonian army into a "deadly fighting machine". Next Philip planned to attack the huge Persian Empire. Philip was assassinated in 336 BCE and at age of 20 Alexander inherited his father's kingdom and set out with the army to conquer Persian. Alexander leads his troops across Central Asia. Is Alexander the Great living up to his name? I will show you why Alexander deserves his name to be great.

Alexander then said he would be given a reward for his act. He was then ordered to be beheaded, because the hat band was ¨sacred¨. Why!? Why would you do something like that!? Now, you maybe able to say that when his men suffered so did alexander. That however is not true. Alexander was very bloodthirsty, and never did you hear anything about him respecting his fallen men. So he clearly does not care about them at all. Finally, alexander was very eager to go into battle. Why would anyone want to start a war!? Wars are bad. Well… Alexander thought the opposite. In the article “How Great Was Alexander the Great?” it stated that he was very eager to go into battle. Unfortantly for his father, before he could begin the attack on Persia, he died. This gave Alexander the opportunity to lead the battle. Although he could have not, and the wars would not have happened , and destruction would be minimal. He could have just let peace be… BUT NOOOO!!!! HE HAD TO GO AND FIGHT FOR HIS REPUTATION AND ARROGANT EGO!!! Thats messed up. As you can see from the evidence stated above, it is very clear that Alexander was very worthy of the title “ the villain” rather than “the

They are all miserable and marching on foot, Alexander thought it was better to share the pain together than alone. His men found water and tried to give it to him, he declines just to stay together so they aren’t alone in their suffering. This shows Alexander actually cared for his army and would go lengths to feel his soldiers’ pain (Document D).

Plutarch’s portrayal of Alexander as a just king is challenged by the infamous destruction of Thebes. Alexander leading his army to destroy Thebes and massacre its population is characteristic of a cruel tyrant, not a just king. To resolve this, Plutarch describes Alexander as “wishing to give her still a chance to repent of what she had done, he merely demanded the surrender of Phoenix and Prothytes and proclaimed an amnesty

Alexander the Great was the King of Macedonia. He is considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. He inspired later conquerors such as Hannibal the Carthaginian, the Romans Pompey, Caesar, and Napoleon. Alexander was born in 356 B.C. in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia. He was the son of Phillip II, King of Macedonia, and Olympia’s, the princess of neighboring Epirus. Olympias told Alexander that

This paper debates whether Division 1 athletes should be paid or not. I explain the situation to the readers that do not have much background knowledge of the topic. I go on to say that Division 1 players should be paid because they do not have much money to buy necessities. The NCAA does not allow players to get jobs due to the workload required for their particular sport. The athletes also cannot sell their items or autographed items for revenue. My next reason athletes should be paid is because they are the core of the collegiate sports. Without the players, there would be no revenue period. My next point is that the scholarships are not enough to compensate or the time the athletes put into their sport. Although the

Alexander the Great is a Villain, because he Killed his Brother and Father. He is a villain because he killed many people, including his brother and his Father, King Philip II. It is not right for Alexander to kill someone for no reason, especially his own relatives. Here is a very helpful source called “History for Kids” “Many people suspected that Alexander and his mother had plotted to have Philip killed, but no one knew for certain” ALEXANDER BECOMES KING OF MACEDONIA (1). This proves that Alexander and his mom did plan the king’s death on purpose, which rules out the possibility that Alexander killed his father on accident. This also proves that the people of Macedonia knew about the murder, but didn’t tell the king about it. It seems as if the people were more loyal to Alex, then the king. Alexander the Great is also a villain because not only did he kill his Family, but he killed innocent people as well. This is an

At an early age Alexander’s father Philip hired a tutor. Alexander’s tutor was Aristotle, Philip II hired him to ensure Alexander had the best education. Aristotle worked with Alexander to help improve his intelligence. Alexander was able to conquer more land than his father. He was a very ambitious man he wanted to conquer the world. After his father was murdered he became ruler of the Macedonia empire (57). Under Alexander’s rule the Macedonia empire had control over Persia, Greece, Egypt, Iran, Afghanistan and some of India (64).

A few months after the victory of Issus, Alexander the Great headed south along the coast. Alexander’s goal was still to take all the port cities due to lack of Macedonian naval fleet. He entered Phoenicia where he captured Byblus and Sidon. He came along the city of Tyre. Alexander wanted to sacrifice himself to Heracles in Tyre. The Phoenician god, Melqart, was roughly the same to the Greek Heracles. The Tyrians recognized the Macedonian troops. They were highly suspicious that this was Alexander’s way to occupy the city.

Alexander the Great was born from King Philip II of Macedonia and Olympias, princess of Epirus in 365 BCE. At a young age Alexander was taught by Aristotle. He taught Alexander politics, sports, warfare, as well as academic subjects. When King Philip was assassinated in 336 BCE, Alexander inherited his father’s army and empire. Using his outstanding knowledge, and his father’s great army, Alexander was able to conquer a great amount of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Alexander was substantially great considering he protected his empire, motivated his troops, and impacted cultural spread(ww).

Alexander the Great, regarded as one of the greatest leaders of the ancient world. Alexander was an extraordinary military leader, he had the knowledge and skills to become a great leader due to the teachings of Aristotle, one of the greatest philosophers known to man. Alexander had everything in the ancient world, he was young, he was a king, and had one of the biggest empires known to man. Alexander influenced the ancient world in many ways, Hellenization being the most important one. Alexander is a big influence to the world today. Alexander’s military tactics and politics are just some of his influences in today's world. At the age of 32, Alexander died from an unknown cause.