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People can go down in history for a variety of reasons, whether it be protesting inequalities, being the first to achieve an impressive task, or simply being successful. Among those remembered, conquerors are often remembered by many, often in conflicting light. The greatest individual conquerors of the world’s past include Genghis Khan, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Attila the Hun. But alongside these memorable names is the widely known Alexander the Great. His colossal empire spanned around two million

Ashoka was a great ruler of the Mauryan Empire. Over 2,000 years ago, Ashoka helped spread a popular religion and also helped establish reforms that still exist today. Ashoka was the founding father of India in many ways, like being a great warrior and conquering another part of India(B.G.E). Ashoka : Ruthless Conqueror or Enlightened Ruler? Ashoka was an enlightened ruler. Ashoka was an enlightened ruler because he promotes the welfare of the world, and he ceased to indulge in wars of aggression

Alexander the Not ‘Great’ After conquering Persia, Alexander wanted to go on and conquer more land, but his army refused to go on because they were getting home sick after years of war and travel. In 356 B.C.E., Alexander was born in Macedonia. When King Philp II was assassinated, he became king. Then when he was 20-23 years old, he set out with his army to conquer Persia. How great was Alexander the Great? Alexander was not great because he killed thousands of innocent people, and his empire did

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

This essay that I have written for history class states an amazing amount of detail about the ruler Asoka. Asoka was considered either a ruthless conqueror or an enlightened ruler. I wrote about my opinion about if Asoka was a ruthless conqueror or an enlightened ruler. I believe that Asoka was a ruthless conqueror and below you will find out why. Asoka was a Ruthless Conqueror for many reasons. He killed so many people for such selfish reasons such as what happened in Kalinga. According to document

Frederick the Great is best remembered nowadays as the Prussian king who led his country to the forefront of Europe through several wars and his domestic policies. Being an enthusiastic patron of the arts, he is also remembered as being a talented musician and Enlightened despot who sought to become the ideal “platonic king”. But while Frederick the Great pursued Enlightenment ideas and patronage of the arts, he deserves the title, “The Great”, because of his military and state achievements. While

How Great Was Alexander the Great? Was Alexander the great really all that great? Alexander the Great was born in Macedonia in 356 B.C.E. His parents were King Philip and Olympia. Alexander thought greatly about himself. Alexander was an evil king. Alexander the Great was not so great. First of all, Alexander the Great was not actually great because he became king at the age of twenty and then launched an invasion on the Persian Empire. Alexander killed the king of Persia and made himself the new

Alexander the great is a strong leader for taking over 70 cities. He was born in 356 B.C.E in Macedonia. By the age of 20, he took his father throne. His journey took him 8 years and claimed 70 cities. After all his greatness, he died by a fever in 323 B.C.E. How great was Alexander the Great? Alexander was great because he was a military genius and a inspiring leader. The reason Alexander is great is because he was a military genius. In document B, it states “when Alexander saw this, he move his

Alexander the Great was well known for his amazing achievements. Alexander’s father died when he was only 20 years old, so he became the king. He was born in Macedonia in 356 B.C.E., in a kingdom near the northern edge of Greece (BGE). When he died he had conquered 70 cities within 10 years (Doc E). Alexander thought so highly of himself that he thought he could conquer Persia, Asia Minor, Egypt, and many other places (BGE). Was Alexander the Great as intelligent and encouraging as people said

Alexander the Great earned his title. He conquered all of the known world with amazing strategies and won when he was often out-numbered. He had one of the most perfectly organized, trained and equipped armies of all times. He inherited the army at the age of 20, when his father was assassinated. His army was usually around 40,000 men and consisted of phalanx, cavalry, hoplites, and peltasts. Phalanx were the most threatening troops of Alexander's army. They were blocks of men, 16 across and