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    Family Background Alexander was born in Pella, Macedonia, in 356 B.C. Alexander The Great was the son of King Philip II of Macedon, a kingdom in Macedonia. His mother, Olympias, was King Philip II’s fourth wife. Alexander inherited his father's strong empire, including the Greek kingdom of Macedonia, which possibly assisted his great success. The conquests of Alexander would not have been nearly as great without the army that his father created. Early life From a very young age, his Mother had encouraged

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    and Alexander the Great would not fall under this name because they were not good at planning tactics, they were disputed to be the best at planning them. Alexander III the Great was born in 356 BC in the capital of Macedonia; Pella. Growing up Alexander watched his father turn Macedonia into a great military power . Philip II was the first to create an unstoppable Macedonian army and his son Alexander would further expand the efficiency and power of such army. In the spring of 336 BC a Macedonian

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    Alexander III of Macedonia was born in July of 356 B.C.E. on the day of his birth King Philip II, Alexanders father, emerged victorious in a battle with the Illyrian and Paeonia armies, the same day that rumored to be the day the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus burned to the ground. During Alexander’s childhood he was raised in strict and fancy manner that only children of importance participated in. Until the young prince was sixteen he was tutored by the famous philosopher Aristotle. The young prince

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    Alexander the Great I once heard this quote by Alexander the Great it quote “ An army of sheep, led by a lion, is better than an army of lions, led by a sheep.” ~ Alexander the Great. Alexander is from Pella, Macedonia in 356 B.C. Alexander's parents were Queen Olympias and King Phillip the II. Although some legends said that Alexander’s father was Zeus. When Alexander turned twelve he tamed a wild horse called Bucephalus which is a huge horse with a furious attitude. The horse became his and battled

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    Alexander The Great, ruler over Macedonia, was born in 356 BCE, from his father, King Philip. Alexander inherited his father's land and his rule at age 20, when his father died in 336 BCE. So, was Alexander The Great really great? Alexander was great for these reasons: his remarkable achievements and his successful military strategies. The achievements of Alexander were one reason for his greatness. Document A states that he had led 40,000 soldiers, conquering land from Macedonia to Asia, winning five major

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    Macedonian culture is significantly similar to the Greek culture. Certainly, both of those cultures are not identical; they do have differences, yet by looking at the women’s independent role and freedom among the society and the military success of those cultures, it is clear that both of them resemble. For instance, Alexander the Great thought that he was a descendant of a Greek God and always wanted to show how Greek he was. This might be the reason why the Macedonian culture is very similar to

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    The Epic Father-Son Battle: Phillip II versus Alexander the Great Chris L. Word Count: 1595 During the times of ancient Greece, perhaps one of the most influential and known powers was Macedonia. Macedonia’s empire existed from the 800s BC to 146 BC and is principally known for the accomplishments of it’s leaders: Phillip II and his son, Alexander the Great. Phillip II worked internally in the regions near Greece strengthening his country, while Alexander operated very far from Greece, conquering

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    have been several leaders that brought immense glory to their empires but there was one particular leader that marked his legacy on much of the known world at that time. He was Alexander the Great: King of Macedonia, Pharaoh of Egypt and Lord of Persia. Alexander had become the King of Macedonia in 336 BC after his father’s assassination. He led his army to victories across the Persian territories, Syria, Egypt and to some extent India without suffering a single defeat. During his 13 years of reign

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    Alexander was a vigilant fighting force that greatly represented his motherland, Macedonia. Overall, Alexander was considered a military genius of the ancient world, which allowed him to earn—as well as live up to—to his eventual title of “the Great”. Wielding the knowledge of military skills and tactics, he was able to build an empire by suppressing a Greek rebellion, taking over Egypt, and finally putting an end to the Persian empire, while never losing one battle in the span of 15 years that he

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    Introduction: Greece is a country in the southeastern Europe. Sometimes the country is called Western civilization. Greece is also the birthplace of a lot of the western philosophy, literature, mathematics, history, drama, the Olympic Games, and democracy. Not only that, there are also a lot of famous arts and architectures in the Ancient Greece, too. The Greek architectures, that we have today are invented and pasted on back in the old days. One of the famous building is the Parthenon, but there

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