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    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011 330 Samantha Smith Alexander the Great Alexander the Great In Alexander the Great by Philip Freeman, Alexander was portrayed as a clean shaved man with lean cheeks, square jaw, and had a fierce look of determination. "He was born in July during the year 356 B.C. and was the son of Philip and Olympias." (page 3) "From the day Alexander could walk, he started his training in war." (page 18) He was involved in sword play, archery and horsemanship. Alexander had

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    Alexander the Great was born at Pella Macedonia in 356 B.C.E. Alexander’s father was King Philip and his mother was Olympias the princess of Epirus. His father had taught him how to manage a great army and his mother had taught him of his ancestors. After learning these things he set out to be one of the greatest rulers known. Alexander the III got his name Alexander the Great by being on the greatest generals because of his ability as a technician and military leader. Alexander the Great had a

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    Alexander the Great was born in 356 BC to King Phillip II of Macedonia and Olympias. King Phillip was killed in 336 BC just two years after he had conquered Greece. Alexander was twenty years old when his father was killed, but being young did not stop him from being the greatest ruler in the ancient world. Alexander’s experience when it comes to history is astonishing. Alexander the Great warrants the epithet “the Great” because of his leadership, his successfulness, and his dedication. Alexander’s

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    many do not know what he did and how much of an impact he had on the world. Alexander III was truly great and showed the world that he could live up to his name. Alexander III of Macedonia was born in the middle of July in the year 356 BC in a macedonian city called Pella. He was the son of Philip II king of macedonia. Philip was an ambitious leader who was aiming to conquer the Greek city states. His son Alexander was born and showed promise, so Philip found Alexander the best tutor he could find

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    annexation of the classical Greek heartlands by Rome. Speaking of Alexander the Great, I believe I should start this off by describing exactly who he was. Alexander the Great was born on July 20, 356 B.C., in Pella, in the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia. During his reign as king, from 336 to 323 B.C., he united the Greek city-states and led the Corinthian League. He also became

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    Alexander the great planned to murder his father because he wanted to become leader. Alexander the great was born on July 356 Pella in Greece. Alexander's parents were Philip II of Macedonia and the Albanian princess, Olympias he had a family of 9 including 2 brothers, 4 sisters and parents. As Alexander grew up there was always conflict between his Mother and Father because there marriage was an arranged marriage. He was always closer to his Mother more than his Father.Alexander took power when

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    Alexander lll of Macedonia commonly known as Alexander the Great, in recent times many had historians debating whether or not he was truly great. At the young age of 13 Alexander began learning from the famous Greek philosopher, Aristotle, and when he was 20 he inherited the empire from his father. This empire included the Kingdom of Macedonia and the city states of Greece at the time, but he soon began to expand it. Some think Alexander was great because he became so powerful, conquering so much

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    the intention of repatriating those veterans who were too wounded or old to continue through the difficult conditions they faced. With no Macedonian troops available to replace them immediately and the strain of having to constantly send back to Macedonia for reinforcements, Alexander had no choice but to turn to the Persians who were trained in Macedonian infantry tactics. This army of course, owed more personal loyalty to Alexander rather than the tiring Macedonians who served him for regional interests17

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    The rise of Alexander the Great impact on the biblical word by making the Greek language universal enabling the gospel to spread to other countries that did not speak the Hebrew language. God uses the spread of the Greek and language to have the New Testament translated into Greek so that everybody could read the bible and not just Jews nor Greeks. (Galatians 3:28). Alexander The Great is the son of Philip of Macedon. Who then later became the one in Danial 11:3 " A mighty king will arise, and he

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    Alexander the Great was born in Macedonia in the year 356 BCE. Alexander's father King Philip built the Macedonian army into a "deadly fighting machine". Next Philip planned to attack the huge Persian Empire. Philip was assassinated in 336 BCE and at age of 20 Alexander inherited his father's kingdom and set out with the army to conquer Persian. Alexander leads his troops across Central Asia. Is Alexander the Great living up to his name? I will show you why Alexander deserves his name to be great

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