Classical Greece And The Golden Age Of Alexander The Great

Winthrop Lindsay Adams, the author of Alexander the Great: Legacy of a Conqueror, is a history professor at the university of Utah. Other than Alexander the Great: Legacy of a conqueror, Professor Adams has written other works, which include Sport, Spectacle and Society, Ancient Macedonia, Alexander 's Successor to 221 B.C.E, Sport and Ethnicity in Ancient Macedonia, The Macedonian Wars, The Antigonids, and The Frontier Policy of Philip II. The author 's typical style of writing is history, which is her area of expertise.Other than writing books, she has also obtained the Students Choice Award, which is from the Associated Students of the University of Utah in 2009, and the Virgil award for Graduate Mentoring from the History Graduate Student Association in 2008. This book is nonfiction, and more specifically, a biography of Alexander 's life. The book is most likely for adults or teenagers. The audience targeted are those who are interested in reading about Alexander the great or who admire history. The purpose of the book is to inform and educate the audience about the famous figure in history, Alexander the great. The book is a biography about the conqueror, and the events that occurred during his life time.

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 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.

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, and the success Alexander the Great had as a leader not just in the military aspect of his reign, but also as a leader in the political side. The history shows the impacts and changes brought from the military, from which Alexander the Great lead, and the spreading of Greek culture he influenced through the areas he conquered. As Alexander the Great dedicated his life to further advancing his power, the world would never be same at the time for surrounding villages and empires that tried to defend their land against Alexander the Great with his army and allies.

The celebrated king, Alexander, has been one of the most enduring figures in history; his great skill as both a leader and a general has made him renown for 2,000 years and others have adapted his strategies and tactics. In his lifetime Alexander the Great established the greatest empire in the ancient world, and the interest regarding him has ceased to fade because we are always learning more about what he did and his personal insight on the world at his time. His achievements throughout his short yet fulfilled life provides us insight on his characterization and what made him “great”. Without him, the influence on Greek culture during the ancient world would not be near as rich as it is today, and even though his goal might not have been

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.

can profess to have done. He ruled all of the known world, and one of the

Alexander the Great is one of history’s most revered figures. Not only because at such a young age he conquered the known world, but he also exhibited a dynamite personality that rose him up the legendary status he has today. One major mystery still remains to this day about Alexander and this is in regard to how he exactly died. Today historian’s using sources from Alexander’s time have come up with three ways Alexander may have died. The causes are: a myriad of diseases (pneumonia, leukemia, pleurisy, etc.), a poisoning, or perhaps the long term effects of the consumption of alcohol. The consumption of alcohol is the most intriguing factor as it would paint Alexander the Great in a much darker picture. Fortunately for his posthumous self

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 parents were King Philip II and Queen Olympia. After his fathers death Alexander got the support of the Macedonian Army and eliminated his enemies to become king and leader of the Corinthian League. He eventually conquered Persia and Egypt. But to understand how the Kingdom of Macedonia dominated the Greek world we need to know what happened during the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BC, between Sparta and Thebes. As we all know Sparta defeated Athens in 404 BC which ended the Peloponnesian War. After the war Sparta was week and Thebes, who was once Sparta's ally, decided to go to war with Sparta over territory. Sparta eventually won that battle and latter had control over most of the Peloponnese.

Globalization is mainly thought about as a modern phenomenon; something that just recently came about. While it certainly is a hot topic of discussion, the concept itself has not only existed long before the modern era but it has transformed and connected ancient civilizations leading them into the modern era. Trade has existed since the beginning of human history whether it be the trade of goods, innovations or ideology but the emergence of globalization however which I define as trade on a global scale never happened until the Silk Road emerged. Through Alexander the Great’s conquest to spread Greek culture throughout the world, we will see how once distant cultures connected in a way never seen before that ultimately led to the Silk Road.

There are many great conquers in the history of this world. Augustus Caesar, Atilla the Hun, Charlemagne, to name a few. But none of these quite measure up to Alexander III of Macedonia. Or, his more common title: Alexander the Great. He conquered much of Asia and the Persian Empire, and left a legacy that will not be forgotten.

Pella, Macedonia was the birthplace of the greatest man in history: Alexander the Great. Greatness was in his blood, fierceness and bold fighting was only a bit of his entity. Alexander also influenced the world. He died young and for a brief period of twelve years of his life were actually spent engaged in performing the work of his life (Abbot, chapter 1). However, his influence was great and seen throughout history around the globe. Alexander the Great was the greatest in history because he conquered the known world, through conquering most of the known world of his time, he became a role model for later leaders, spread the Hellenistic Age which influenced different times afterwards and unified the world allowing ideas to spread around the world which greatly influenced times afterwards.

Alexander III, who is also known as Alexander the Great, had lived through 356BC to 323BC (www.britanica.com). He was born on July 20, in Pella, which is Macedonia’s ancient capital city (www.historyofmacedonia.org). He was a military commander at the age 18, and then he became a king at 20, the ruler of Greece. He died at the age of 32, he suddenly died on June 13, because of malaria, which is a type of serious fever disease. Before he became a king, his father, Philip II, was a ruler of Greece (Borza 177).

King Alexander of Macedonia was considered one of the greatest military leaders and most powerful rulers of all history, earning his nickname, Alexander the Great.