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Similarities Between Caesar And Alexander The Great

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Long Ago when Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar lived, it was a world of kingdoms, empires and wars. It was new world emerging on the Mediterranean Sea. There were new written languages, religions, and unique cultures. During this time of evolution cultures, political structures would change the way people of Rome and Greece lived. Greece was made up of many islands, the geographical features included valleys, mountains, poor soil, and the Mediterranean Sea. The most important geographical feature would be the Mediterranean Sea. The people of Greece were able to develop trade using the Mediterranean Sea. They were not able to grow the staple crops, but were able to trade grapes and olive oil with others using the Mediterranean Sea. The most important geographical feature of Rome is rich farmland. Other geographic features include Tiber River, steep hills, and marshland. The farmers were able to grow barley, wheat, grow grapes, and plant olive trees. The farmers use crops to barter, and as payment for taxes to the government. The Roman would trade with India and Arabia. One of Greece unique cultural characteristics would be Greek Philosophy. “Greeks in general, and Athenians in particular, created a democratic society that stressed the importance …show more content…

In 336 BCE, Alexander the Great was named King of Greece. He was only twenty years old, when he became king. He has waged war on the Persian Empire. Alexander was able to defeat the local Persian Governor in the Battle of Granicus. Alexander and his army were able to defeat all of the Persian Army. He was able to crown himself as Pharaoh of Egypt. He was also able to march into India and defeat the King of India, before returning back to Greece. He fell ill and died two weeks before his thirty-three birthday. He did not leave notes on who who follow him as king of his empire that included parts of Afghanistan, India, Anatolia, and

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