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Alexander the Great was born in Macedonia, 356 BCE. Alexander was one of the most famous people in history. Philosopher Aristotle taught Alexander academic subjects, politics, sports, and warfare. Alexander thought that he himself was a god. His father was assassinated in 336 BCE, so Alexander inherited his father's kingdom at age 20. Alexander went to attack Persia and in the end, the Persian king, was killed and Alexander replaced him on the throne. Alexander ordered his officers to marry Persian women. How magnificent was Alexander the Great? Although Alexander is great, he actually isn't.

The 2004 film Alexander, directed by Oliver Stone, depicts the life of Alexander the Great. This essay will discuss the accuracy of Oliver Stone’s artistic vision in this depiction of Alexander’s life and achievements. The discussion will focus on: Alexander’s 7 year campaign, particularly its battles; his relationship with others, including his sexuality within the film; and the legacy Alexander and his armies left on the world.

In 356 B.C.E., a boy named Alexander was born. He grew up to be a great child, with his dad being the king of Macedonia,but, when Alexander was very young, his father had been assassinated so he had to inherit the power (BGE) . By that time, his father had taken over Greece and was planning on going east to conquer Persia, which Alexander had taken over as the new king. After many rough wars, Alexander had finally taken over Persia, and was known as Alexander the Great (BGE, Doc A). Even after Alexander had taken over Persia, he kept pushing all the way east until his army had to tell him to stop. So, was Alexander as excellent as people say? Alexander was excellent because he had leadership, courage, and had many remarkable achievements over his time. By these measures, Alexander was great because of his military strategies, his strive to spread Greek culture,

Alexander the Great named 11 cities his name to never be forgotten and to show he was the greatest. 356 BCE is when Alexander the Great was born in Macedonian. King Philip II was Alexander's father. Once Alexander's father died he proceeded to conquer Persia. Around the age 30 Alexander died from serious illness and died less than 10 days after being diagnosed with the illness. How Great was Alexander The Great? Alexander was great because he was a military genius and spread greek culture

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.

“There is nothing impossible to him who will try” This quote comes from Alexander the Great. Alexander had inherited the empire after his father was assassinated in 336 BCE (BGE) He was only 20 years old, but very eager to follow in his father plan to attack the Persian Empire. During the time of King Philip's death, the Persian Empire was very powerful, so Alexander has to stay strong and lead his troops to victory. As they defeated to Persian, Alexander took over the power that King Darius had (BGE).

Alexander the Great is hailed, by most historians, as “The Great Conqueror” of the world in the days of ancient Mesopotamia. “Alexander III of Macedon, better known as Alexander the Great, single-handedly changed the nature of the ancient world in little more than a decade. Alexander was born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia in July 356 BCE. His parents were Philip II of Macedon and his wife Olympias. Philip was assassinated in 336 BCE and Alexander inherited a powerful yet volatile kingdom. He quickly dealt with his enemies at home and reasserted Macedonian power within Greece. He then set out to conquer the massive Persian Empire” (Web, BBC History). It is important to note, which will maybe explain his brutal actions, that

Alexander the Great and Darius battle demonstrates to us that bigger is not always better. Alexander was more engaged in having a plan to win the battle, and Darius just wanted to fight and win. The great thinking of Alexander helped him win this battle. Alexander knew that he should not push all his soldiers out at the same time. Alexander trained his soldiers well, they knew where to be, and when to strike. In order for Alexander and the soldiers to be successful, they first had to be discipline and have the confidence in Alexander their leader. Alexander was sure that his soldiers could defeat their enemy because he used strategic planning. Alexander guided his men by giving them direction, and he made the decisions that would have his

Alexander the Great crossed the Hellespont with his combined Macedonian and Greek forces and stepped upon the shores of Anatolia. This is the first attack against the Persians on their land. The battle began on May of 334 B.C. ("Battle of the Granicus"). The twenty day march consisted of 32,000 infantry and 5,100 cavalry. This battle was very significant because it is one of the earliest battles on record that was won by cavalry strength and through coronation of infantry support. Although Alexander was close to losing and dying, he managed to win through his battle tactics and massive army. High command governors (satraps) made an army of 10,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry. They were sent to the town of Zelea in the western part of Asia Minor.

Tsar Alexander II and III while father and son had very different ambitions as Tsar and different view for the future of the empire. Alexander III succeeded to his father’s throne in 1894. His reign is looked upon by most historians as a time of repression that saw the undoing of many of the reforms carried out by his father. Certainly that was a time of great economic and social change but these had led, in the West of the nation, great pressure on political system. However Alexander was deeply suspicious of the direction in which his father had taken Russia and the internal reforms that he instituted were designed to correct what he saw as the too-liberal tendencies of his father's reign.

Alexander uses a couple of types of emotional appeal with his men, including fear and making them feel guilty. Alexander used fear when he sent the thirteen men to be executed. The fear that the other men felt caused them to take Alexander seriously and listen to him. Then, Alexander makes them feel guilty by reminding them about everything he and his father have done and sacrificed for them. Alexander says that they can go home, and tell their countrymen that they could have conquered more, but they deserted their king. Overall, Alexander uses two main types of emotional appeal, which are fear and making them feel guilty.

Alexander the Great is remembered as a conquering man who built one of the largest empires. Some describe him as a man with a vision of world harmony. Others see him as a blood thirsty man with a mental illness. One thing that cannot be argued is that he and his empire are fascinating studies. From his rise to power to his mysterious death is interesting, but even after he died the story is fascinating. Due to his death, his empire was divided and a long power-struggle began starting with his generals. Each account has its own story of war and betrayal. These days must have been hard for those in power; they never knew who they could trust. Only the ones who were skilled in the strategy of war and ruthless enough to maintain their power

Alexander conquered 2,000,000 square miles in 11 years only as I mentioned in the introduction.

“Zeus, I just finished reading what this John Wiseman, wrote about you. He’s so full of himself. He stated there was more than one Zeus solely on the primes you were worshiped, as the King of Gods and men, differently from Asia Minor to Sicily. I guess he forgot to read the chapter on Alexander the Great and the proliferation of the Greek culture everywhere. I think I will sent him a signed copy of, “Alexander the Great: the Man, the Myth, the Conqueror” by Mark Darius. Now Darius knows how to write a book. He wrote that you might have been Alexander’s father and ancient Greek religion did have an influence on the countries Alexander conquered: 200,000 sq. miles of land. In her mind, she chuckled when she thought; Wiseman would probably say

Fortune had it that Alexander wore a shirt with fabric thin enough to- although not without effort- tear a long sliver off of and, with precise fingers, as if adrenaline furthered a semblance of sobriety within him, he began to wrap it around where the bullet had struck.