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In 336 C.E., Alexander of Macedon succeeded in gaining the Macedonian Empire after his father’s (King Philip III) death. Alexander’s accession as king prompted him to pursue the conquests his father could not complete. Alexander defeated and overthrew several major empires such as; Egypt, Persia, and India; the nickname Alexander the Great. In “Arrian on the character of Alexander of Macedon,” Arrian proclaimed that Alexander manifested great physical beauty, an arrogant personality, keen intellect

Flavius Arrianus Xenophon, also known as Arrian, author of “The Campaigns of Alexander,” is also well known throughout history for his educational connection with philosopher Epictetus. This book was meant to be Arrian’s master piece; his claim to fame. Arrian created “The Campaigns of Alexander,” to depict the life and times of Alexander the Great (July 20, 356-June 10, 323 BC). Today Arrian’s “The Campaigns of Alexander,” is considered one of his greatest pieces of work and is recognized historically

Persian aristocracy had been accepted into the royal cavalry bodyguard. Peucecestas, the new governor of Persis, gave the policy full support, but most Macedonians saw it as a danger to their own favored position. The issue came to a head at Opis (324 B.C.), when Alexander’s decision to send home Macedonian veterans under Craterus was interpreted as a move toward transferring the seat of power to Asia. In summer 324 B.C. Alexander attempted to solve yet another problem that of the nomadic mercenaries

Alexander the Great who was born in Macedonia in july,20 356 BC, his father the emperor Fillip II. whose conquests were notorious throughout the Middle East is conquering much of all Mediterranean to Afghanistan and eastern Iran in a period of 10 years. even Syria, this mighty king was raised to replace his father in the kingdom. study at the feet of Aristotle, in his intellectual formation. their first years of his reign use them to take revenge on those who rebelled against his father after his

ancient Greece (Stephens 96-97). Many writes of this time wrote about history. Eratosthenes, being one of these writers piece together a chronology of the events during the Trojan War (Kagan 105). Other writers such as Ptolemy I, Aristobulus, and Nearchus were thought to have wrote fairly factual accounts of Alexander the Great’s career (105). Most of these writings are known to us because they were cited by later writers (105). The Hellenistic period did not advance much through their writing unlike

He influenced new communities to pursue a lifestyle in agriculture. According to Lane Fox (2006), Nearchus, a close admiral of Alexander stated “Alexander founded townships in Iran so that the nomads would become ‘cultivators of the fields and as they would have something for which they would be anxious, they would not do one another harm” (p.236). In

Humanity has known a few distinguished consolidators of civilizations. Alexander the Great is one of them, and the first to accumulate power in his hand beyond any conqueror’s dream. His feats served as guidelines for other rulers like Cesar Augustus and Napoleon, who, by means of outstanding military prowess, conquered and ruled most of the civilized world of their times.      Alexander was born in 356 B.C., as the son of King Philip II and Olympias. He was taught by the great philosopher, Aristotle

Alexander the Great inherited one of the most powerful armies in the ancient world from his father Philip. The army used a unique spear phalanx that was virtually unheard of outside of Macedonia, and the army was well trained and supported. Additionally Philip felt the use of siege weaponry was of great importance and invested in engineers to aid him. Philip even used siege weaponry on the field in battle some times. Philip set the stage for his son to dominate the known world, and even gave him

ALEXANDER THE GREAT BY: JOHN J. POPOVIC CATEGORY: HISTORY – GREEK HISTORY ALEXANDER THE GREAT Αλεξανδροσ Πηιλιππου Μακεδονον, Alexander the Invincible, later renamed by the Romans, Alexandros Philippou Makedonon, Alexander III the Great of Macedon (356-323 B.C.) PROJECT by John J. Popovic Alexander accomplished greater deeds than any other ruler before or after him. This project is dedicated to the most charismatic and heroic king of all times. Edition 9.2 SYNOPSIS Introduction Alexander's

Alexander the Third of Macedon, commonly referred to as Alexander the Great, was king of the Ancient Macedon a Greek kingdom upon his father 's death in 336 BCE. Alexander was born the son of King Philip of Macedon in the Greek city of Pella in 356 BCE. He succeeded his father and took reins of Macedon at age twenty. Alexander spent a large majority of his ruling years on an military campaign through Asia and northeast Africa. By 326 BCE at the age of thirty he lead one of the largest empires of