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In the ancient world, a young Macedonian King marched his men for 11 years, over 22,000 miles, and never lost a battle, hence his name, Alexander the Great. As a boy, Alexander was trained by Aristotle and his father to become a great military leader. When Alexander’s father, Philip, was assassinated, Alexander became King of Macedon at age 20 and began his conquest of Asia. Alexander III of Macedon, a truly unprecedented and irreplaceable ruler of the ancient times, changed the course of history

The first matter to consider is what constitutes “greatness”. There are no set standards no checklist, to apply to a person, to determine it they are “great.” The simplest way that I could conceive to decide whether this title should apply to Alexander was to determine if he was, in some way, superior to the rulers that came before or after his reign. The most obvious place for me to start my consideration is with Alexander’s vast accomplishments as a conquerer. Alexander inherited an impressive

Through many history books and writings, many historians write about Phillip III, or most commonly known as Alexander the Great. Maybe because of how successful he was or maybe just because of how he had such a major impact in history. They tend to focus on the advantages he created, and the success Alexander the Great had as a leader not just in the military aspect of his reign, but also as a leader in the political side. The history shows the impacts and changes brought from the military, from

Darius was born as the eldest of five sons to a leading figure of power in Persia named Hystaspes. Either Cyrus or his son and successor Cambyses appointed Hystaspes as governor of Parthia. Briant says that “the Behistun text shows that he (Darius) held a high military command in Parthia at the time. We also know that he accompanied Cambyses on his Egyptian expedition, since Herodotus places him there in a well-known story.” Herodotus states that at this time Darius “not yet of any particular importance

Alexander the great project Alexander the great was born in 356 BC. His father was Philip II of Macedon and his mother was Olympias she was princess of Epirus. Growing up Alexander rarely saw his father he was usually in long military campaigns. Olympias, a fierce and passive mother, demanded her son’s youth and filled him with wit deep resentment of his father. One of Alexander’s first teachers growing up was Leonidas, a relative of Olympias, who struggled the defiant boy, Philip hired Leonidas

Alexander the Great, Son of Philip ii of Macedon , student of Aristotle, is widely considered one of history’s most military commanders, due to him being unprecedented in battle and his conquest of the previously known persian territory. He lived from 356 B.C.E. till 323 B.C.E.. Alexander took the persian’s territory due his obsession with their culture, though the same cannot be said for his conquest of Egypt. If he had his way, Alexander's army would’ve conquered all the way till China and maybe

Alexander`s military expertise was introduced when he commanded the left wing in the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 B.C.E. In 336, in the result of Philip II death Alexander inherited his title of king of Macedon. After titled king Alexander got rid of all threats to his throne. When chosen king of Macedon he did not acquire command of the Corinthian League immediately. Athens and southern Greek states planned to lead the league under Demosthenes. Instantly showing leader-like qualities the League entrusted

Alexander the Great named 11 cities his name to never be forgotten and to show he was the greatest. 356 BCE is when Alexander the Great was born in Macedonian. King Philip II was Alexander's father. Once Alexander's father died he proceeded to conquer Persia. Around the age 30 Alexander died from serious illness and died less than 10 days after being diagnosed with the illness. How Great was Alexander The Great? Alexander was great because he was a military genius and spread greek culture One reason

Tobi Aminu  Rough Draft    How great was Alexander the great? Well when we are evaluating the accomplishments of Alexander, we would have to be able to recognize the things that he have done and the effect that he has amongst his nation. Alexander was raised by his father known as King Philip II, who have built the Macedonian army into a deadly force. But when he was assassinated, Alexander inherited King Philip's kingdom and continued his father's journey of establishing power. Alexander's plans

Alexander The Great was destined for greatness because of his parentage, keen mind, and desire to conquer. Philip II of Macedon had a great impact on his son’s, Alexander the Great’s, desire to conquer. Robinson states, “Philip wasn’t home when Alexander was born; he was off besieging the greek city Potidaea.” That part of his life he may not have remembered, but his mother told him. Alexander’s father was a military commander of his own army, considering that he was the king of Macedon (Mark).