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    COMPARATIVE ESSAY BETWEEN ALEXANDER II AND III 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

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    Alexander, commonly known as “Alexandros III Philippou Makedonon” and “Alexander the Great” lived from 356-323 B.C. was the son of Phillip II of Macedon and Olympias. The combination of his bravery and negotiation skills paved the way for his success and numerous victories. His conquests and interactions with people throughout his life left a mark on the everyday world we live in today. Alexander’s first conquest was in Persia in 334 B.C. He invaded Persia with a large army filled with dedicated

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    Alexander III of Macedon or commonly known as Alexander the Great was a King of Ancient Greek kingdom Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty. He spent most of his ruling years on an extraordinary military campaign through Asia and northeast Africa and by the time he was 30 he had created one of the largest empires of the Ancient world, stretching from Greece to Egypt and into northwest India. Alexander is thought to be by most people as the greatest military command that ever lived however this

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    Alexander III was born in Macedonia, 356 B.C. His father was King Philip and mother was Queen Olympias. His father was the king of Ancient Greek and the king of Macedonia. Some people also think he is son of Zeus because he was a great leader. Alexander was one of the greatest military leader and rule the biggest empire in ancient world. When Alexander was 12, he show his courage by tamed the wild horse Bucephalus and it became his horse. King Philip hire a philosopher Aristae to teach him. Aristotle

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    Compare and contrast Alexander II and Alexander III Although they were father and son, the reigns of Alexander II and Alexander III took off in completely different directions. Alexander II was committed to his empire by vowing to reform Russia, making it more in line with nineteenth-century western society. His son, on the other hand, was the unprepared tsar, whose actions were literally reactions to his father’s unexpected assassination. Consequently, Alexander II went down in history as much

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    Was Alexander III of Macedonia really worthy of the title “”Great” or was he just a megalomaniac conditioned into this belief by his followers? Well, if you consider his military legacy which is almost as large as the swath of territory he conquered spanning from modern day Greece to northern India, or the fact that his over 2,000 year old combat tactics are still being taught at military academies the world over, I don’t believe the word “great” would be too far from imagination. When Alexander

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    over, especially Russia, were resisting change. Along with change resistance, they kept autocratic rule. From this the czars Alexander III and Nicholas II both lead their propel to social unrest. Alexander III came into power in 1881 from his father Alexander II. He used very harsh measures. He did this to try and wipe out revolutionaries. For example, Alexander III used strict private codes on public published documents even private letters, sort of like spying. He also had secret police carefully

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    won 't taste good.” ~Joe Paterno. Alexander III the Great, King of Macedonia and conqueror of the Persian Empire is considered to be one of the best military geniuses of all times. He was inspiration for conquerors to come such as Hannibal, Napoleon, and Pompey along side Caesar. Alexander was born in 356 BC in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia.1 Alexander’s childhood had a major impact on his later life and his military strive. At a young age Alexander watched his father turn Macedonia

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    contrast the domestic policies of Alexander II and Alexander III Alexander II and his successor and son, Alexander III, inherited Russia in different states and degrees of turmoil. Due to these pressures, both were required to make alterations to the systems in place, such as that of politics and economics. However the natures of their crisis were different and therefore the subsequent modifications varied and were, in many cases, controversial. Alexander II came to power in 1855 and had to

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    policies of Alexander II (1855-81) and Alexander III (1881-94) of Russia. Alexander II and Alexander III were both Tsars of Russia and they both believed in the divine will to rule the people. However Alexander II is said to be more liberal than Alexander III though they were both conservative in one way or the other in their social and economic policies because they both wanted to remain with the power over the people. Alexander II was more relaxed in his polices ‘’Great Reformer’’ and Alexander III was

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