Alexander V: The Murder Of Pope Alexander VI

In 336 BC, Macedonia had a new king. This new king's name was Alexander the Great. He was the son of King Philip II and decided to take over the throne after his father passed away. Not only was he king, he was also a mighty soldier. Alexander took his role as king very seriously. Once he became king, he quickly made his way to Greece and restored Macedonian rule in Northern Greece. Alexander was determined to take over the Persian Empire for his father in order to expand the Macedonian Empire. During his reign, Alexander trained the best army that Macedonian has every had. Alexander led the Macedonian Army to defeat the Persians. Alexander wasn't only king of Macedonia, he was also king of Persia. He eventually married a Persian Princess. The

Alexander the Great Alexander the Great was one of the courageous leader and compelling idealistic of all time, he managed to conquer large Greece Empire with small reasonable resources. Alexander was a great soldier with different military strategies which helped him and his soldiers to defeat enemies. He was able to

Alexander the Great Alexander the Great was the king of Macedonia, conqueror of the Persian Empire, and one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. Even at an early age, Alexander had the promise to become a great leader. Through all his victories and conquests, he has become a great hero and has had a large impact on history. That is why I chose he book Alexander the Great, by J.R. Hamilton for my review. Hamilton does a very good job with the story of Alexander the Great.

Alexander the Great was an ancient Macedonian ruler and one of history’s greatest minds who as the King of Macedonia and Persia, established the largest empire the ancient world has ever seen. Alexander the third of Macedon, known as Alexander the Great was born on July 21, 356 BCE in

Through many history books and writings, many historians write about Phillip III, or most commonly known as Alexander the Great. Maybe because of how successful he was or maybe just because of how he had such a major impact in history. They tend to focus on the advantages he created,

The greatest conquering king in the world; King of Macedonia and conqueror of Persia, Alexander the Great is considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses ever. With his amazing diplomatic skills and military genius, Alexander led Macedonia “to conquer most of the known world”. Though he only lived to a relatively young age of thirty-three, Alexander made use of his time from his first task as a leader stifling a rebellion to his last conquering the Persians and Indians. Alexander’s conquests created a whole new era of Greek inspired culture known as the Hellenistic Era. From his amazing prowess as a youth, to his conquests as an adult, and to his influence on the world after his death Alexander the Great left his mark on the world.

The first reason Alexander the Great was a villain is he eliminated . Alexander showed that he could be king as soon as he could become the king of Macedonia. “Alexander The Great began his reign by eliminating potential rivals to the throne, including his cousin, the former Amyntas IV, who was executed.”(FACTSlides) After that Alexander marched south to Thebes( the start of the problem about Alexander was too young to be king) and conquered their city. Showing just how powerful Alexander was he then marched to Athens, When he got there no one wants to oppose him. Instead of punishing Athens he gives them a proposition, if Athens and Sparta band together to help defeat the Persians with Alexander and provides everything that is needed for

Alexander the Great (356-323B.C.) was one of the greatest warrior leaders of the ancient world. As the son of Philip II of Macedon (382-336B.C.), he acquired his father’s sizeable empire following his father’s assassination. Though Alexander was only 21 at his succession of Philip’s empire, he commanded authority among older generals, and gained respect from his peers as a leader.His strategies, the overall designs of achieving success in battle, combined with his tactics, the individual movements in battle, demonstrated his brilliant understanding of the operational level of war (the level above the tactics of the battlefield but below the strategy of the entire war ). By the end of his reign, Alexander had established an empire that included the Persian Empire, and stretched over 3,000 miles from Western Greece to modern day eastern Pakistan and northern India. Alexander the Great’s insight and understanding of the operational level of war is what made him a military genius.

History has bared through many conquerors, good and bad, honorable and corrupt, weak and insane, but through all of this came something of superiority. Civilizations rise and fall like the tides of the ocean and conquerors change positions like the phases of the moon. There will always be points when society must suffer through the worst in order to peak at the top and progress over these spans of time. It is the ones who bring these evolutions across the eras that earn the titles of the people, the leaders, who shall be remembered. With each and every one one of these leaders comes something new, an addition, an expansion, an enhancement, to the past, present, and future of this world. The golden age of Alexander the Great brought an extensive amount of influences, improvements, and times of bliss into our history.

Pope Urban felt it was up to the papacy and the Church to fight the evil that has been plaguing the Byzantine Empire along with places such as Spain. Emperor Alexius I requested help from Pope Urban to fight the Muslims in the Byzantine Empire. Pope Urban appealed this military might in his speech at Clermont. During his speech, the pope made no mention of conquering Jerusalem and in fact, his goal during his speech was to convert Muslims to Christianity and reunite the Eastern Church with the West.

Alexander was actually a very great and young Macedonian king. He conquered many lands, which every king does at some point, but unlike other heartless kings, Alexander showed compassion to rebels. He saved the lives of an unapologetic woman, several priests, the family of famous poet, and several citizens. Alexander felt regret for those he could not save and tried to spare the lives of as many citizens as possible.

Alexander the Great’s Death Alexander the Great, a great general, conqueror, and king of Macedon, returned to Susa for a great victory celebration. This was after he had returned from a long military campaign spanning all the way from Greece to Egypt and back into India. However, he would not

Rulers throughout history that earn the title of “great” have made numerous strategic conquests to further their land. “Great” rulers are above and beyond normal rulers and often go to extreme measures to better their ruling. One ruler who did just that was Alexander the Great, and his focus on

Thoughtful, kind, and smart are all words to describe Alexander The Great. Alexander The Great was great for many reasons such as showing his men he is equal to all of them, spreading greek culture, and because he was a very great conqueror with a great mind. Now these are only some reasons why he was great ,but their are still more.

Alexander conquered around 2,000,000 square miles. That was almost half the known land, but was it really that great. Over his 11 year career as the king, he fought in many battles and conquered the most powerful armies. But it wasn’t all skill, he got lucky a lot. He also did a lot of bad things to his men, and did not let his men turn back for food or anything. I personally do not think Alexander the Great was Great.