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    Alexander The Great: Is A Villain Alexander The Great is a villain because he is a careless man. According to BBC news, it states that “He razed Persepolis to the ground following a night of drunken excess at the goading of a Greek courtesan, ostensibly in revenge for the burning of the Acropolis by the Persian ruler Xerxes” (Ansari 5). This proves that he is a reckless person because Alexander The Great is irresponsible with his drinking issues. He can kill people and burn things down like he

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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 III of Macedon, also known as Alexander the Great, was the son of King Philip And After the death of his his father (336 BCE) he became king of Macedonia. He later went out to conquer most of the known world of his day. He was Great because he was kind and respectful of his followers, and left a legacy that lasted more than 9 centuries after his death, and because of the many regions he conquered in short life time. In the Legend of the Helmet, Alexander receives a small amount of water

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    Alexander The Great: Not Just a Title Throughout history, many figures have been deemed “great”, especially among the ancient Greeks. What makes a figure worthy of being classified as great depends not only on the actions of the individual and their impact on history, but also the qualities they possessed which allowed them to achieve greatness, not by chance, but by their own power. A prime example of this is Alexander the Great, a man who was worthy of his title. Some historians subscribe to

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    Alexander the Great Alexander the Great, one of the greatest generals in the history of the earth. But how did he earn the name Alexander the Great? Alexander the III of Macedonia has changed the way the world was back then more that most ancient conquerors. After his father’s death, he inherited the thrown and started the conquering many lands. He united a great empire. After being worn out for so many years, he died of battle wounds and fever. He made powerful changes that many others couldn’t

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    Nicholas II was born on May 6th, 1868 in Pushkin, Russia. He was born Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov. He was the first born of Alexander Alexandrovich and Maria Feodorovna. Maria gave Nicholas a nurturing family environment to grow up in. While Alexander had a strong influence on Nicholas. That is where Nicholas got her conservative, religious values and his strong belief in an autocratic government. He received his education from private tutors which included high-ranking government officials

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    The Fusion Policy Alexander the great was born in Pella, Macedonia in 356 B.C to King Phillip of Macedonia and Olympias from the royal house of Epirus, who was Phillips fourth wife. Macedonia was the poor and very savage little brother of Greece, it shared a language and culture with Greece but all states within Greece such as Athens, Sparta and Macedonia were often at conflict with each other and had their own political views. After King Phillips assassination in 336BC Alexander was able to eliminate

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    Alexander III, known more commonly as Alexander the Great, was one of the greatest military rulers of his time. Born to King Philip II and Queen Olympias, the rulers of Macedonia, Alexander would go on to become an influential king and the ruler of the largest empire in the ancient world. Though he would die at a rather young age, his story lives on in books such as "Alexander the Great" by Jacob Abbot. Alexander had the character of an extrordinary leader, which perhaps aids in his recognition today

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    all times. He was inspiration for later conquerors such as Napoleon, Hannibal the Carthaginian, and the Romans Pompey and Caesar (Brand). He was born on July 356 BC, Pella and died on June 323 BC, Babylon. He was the son of King Philip II and queen Olympia. Alexander used as much youth viewing as much adore for music, he spent his childhood watching his father transforming Macedonia into an incredible military power, winning triumph then afterward triumph on the battlefields All around the Balkans

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    Did you know that Alexander the Great at his death conquered around 2,000,000 square miles that is almost the size as the Roman Empire at its finest. Did you also know that Alexander the Great had 2,000 military age men executed for no reason.Alexander the Great was a great man because he was great with military and conquered a lot also had great leadership skills but he had a big ego and was self centered. He was born 356 BCE and died 323 BCE and was 32 when he died he had a great Empire of around

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