Alexander the great was the son of Philip II (ruler of Macedon) born in Pellia. Alexander was tutored by Aristotle. When he was 10 years old, Alexander bought a horse from a thessaly trader. The horse was hard to tame but eventually, Alexander managed to tame it. On the age of 16, his education with the philosopher Aristotle ended and his father trusted him to be the regent of the city while he was off fighting the Byzantines. There was also an incident where Alexander insulted his father for marrying the daughter of a general who proclaimed that alexander wasn’t Philip’s true son causing Alexander to be exiled. Alexander managed to come back though. His father was assassinated in 356 BC. 16 years old Alexander then succeeded his dad and carried out an expansion plan for the kingdom which was caused because they heard of Philip's death and revolted. He also invaded the kingdom of Achaemenid and Asia Minor along with Syria, Egypt and etc. He then started to conquer the persian. King Darius III was overthrown. Once that happened, Persia was mostly conquered. This made his kingdom ex...
Alexander adopted Persian governing practices, but he had little use for Persian culture. According to his Greek biographer Plutarch, he considered himself "a governor from God and a reconciler of the world." He hoped that Greek culture would, through his actions, permeate all of Asia, inspiring its peoples to pursue virtue, excellence, and truth. This heroic idealism blended with practicality in his plan to develop the Tigris, Euphrates, and Indus rivers as commercial waterways linking all of Asia These undertakings promised to be long and difficult, however, and Alexander was an impatient man. His soldiers' unwillingness to proceed past the Indus was a great disappointment to him, for which he compensated by throwing his own festivals and celebrations. Alexander showed early leadership qualities. When King Phillip invaded Thrace, he left Alexander in charge of Macedonia at the age of 16. During his father's absence, one of the Thracian tribes, the Maedi, rebelled. Alexander was able to mobilize an army and put down the rebellion. In 336 B.C, Alexander's father was assassinated, putting Alexander on the throne at the age of 20. Shortly after this, Alexander left Macedonia with his armies to put down rebellions in the countries of Illyria, Thrace and Greece, all of which had previously been conquered by King Phillip. Alexander then moved his armies into Asia Minor and began to conquer the peoples there. Among the countries conquered by Alexander were Syria, Phoenicia and
Have you heard of a man named Alexander the Great, the famous historical figure? There are many amazing stories about him explaining the courageous things he had accomplished. However, if you learn more about him and his accomplishments you will soon realized the real person Alexander was. Alexander the Great, ruler of his empire was in fact not great as his title states. The definition of great is a person who shows concern for others, has leadership and shows intelligence. Alexander didn’t show any of these characteristics therefore he doesn’t deserve the title of “great”.
Persia, under King Darius’ rule expanded its level of influence into Western Europe with hopes of conquering Athens, Greece between 522-486
Alexander the Great is hailed, by most historians, as “The Great Conqueror” of the world in the days of ancient Mesopotamia. “Alexander III of Macedon, better known as Alexander the Great, single-handedly changed the nature of the ancient world in little more than a decade. Alexander was born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia in July 356 BCE. His parents were Philip II of Macedon and his wife Olympias. Philip was assassinated in 336 BCE and Alexander inherited a powerful yet volatile kingdom. He quickly dealt with his enemies at home and reasserted Macedonian power within Greece. He then set out to conquer the massive Persian Empire” (Web, BBC History). It is important to note, which will maybe explain his brutal actions, that Alexander was only twenty years old when he became the king of Macedonia. “When he was 13, Philip hired the Greek philosopher Aristotle to be Alexander’s personal tutor. During the next three years Aristotle gave Alexander training in rhetoric and literature and stimulated his interest in science, medicine, and philosophy, all of which became of importance in Alexander’s later life” (Web, Project of History of Macedonia). “In, 340, when Philip assembled a large Macedonian army and invaded Thrace, he left his 16 years old son with the power to rule Macedonia in his absence as regent, but as the Macedonian army advanced deep into Thrace, the Thracian tribe of Maedi bordering north-eastern Macedonia rebelled and posed a danger to the country. Alexander assembled an army, led it against the rebels, and with swift action defeated the Maedi, captured their stronghold, and renamed it after himself to Alexandropolis. Two years later in 338 BC, Philip gave his son a commanding post among the senior gener...
He gained most of his powers through military victories. He conquered Gaul, and had victories over Pompey the Great. He also had beat Scipio, King Juba of Numidia, Pharnaces, and Gnaeus and Sextus. He conquered Egypt, which also...
It spanned from Egypt to Anatolia (modern day Turkey) covering all of Mesopotamia. The Achaemenid Persian Empire began when the king of Persia, Cyrus II, defeated King Astyages of Media, who controlled much of Iran and eastern Anatolia. Cyrus won this battle, but due to the upset in the region, and close allies, there would be many more battles before peace was restored. Cyrus systematically conquered the Lydians of western Anatolia and the Babylonians who controlled Mesopotamia and the eastern Mediterranean. Then his son, Cambyses, gained control over Egypt.
I think for the most part Forman agreed with Alexander and other “new Jim crow” writers point of view. All he was saying is that the debate should be holistic rather than being narrowed down to African Americans even though, and no doubt African Americans are disproportionately affected. Alexander’s point on Affirmative action and colorblindness is a strong one that despite these mantra being sung by the human right groups, a lot more people are still not provided with opportunities for growth and development. It may not be much but there are certainly positive impacts of affirmative action in the society. One of such examples of affirmative action is Davis, Viola, at the just concluded Emmy awards that began her speech by saying “the only
From watching the video “Engineering an Empire: The Persians” I learned about the Persian Empire. Persia is today the country of known as Iran. Led by Cyrus II the Great (576 – 530 BC) Persia became one of the largest and most successful empires of all time. The reign of Cyrus the Great is said to have lasted from twenty eight to thirty one years. In that time he stretched his empire over much land, including; parts of the Balkans and Thrace-Macedonia in the west, to the Indus Valley in the east. Because he was a just and benevolent leader who refused to enslave his conquered subjects he was given many titles including; The Great King, King of Media, King of Babylon, King of Sumer among many others. In 539 BC Cyrus conquered Babylon, but instead of presenting himself as a conquer he presented himself as a liberator, freeing those people from their cruel leader.
He was planning to lead their joint forces for an invasion of the Persian empire
Alexander is the son of King Philip of Macedonia and Queen Olympias. We see Alexander's daily life and the strained relationship between his parents. Alexander grows up with his mother Olympias and his tutor Aristotle, where he finds interest in love, honor, music, exploration, poetry, and military combat. Young Alexander impresses his father by taming an intractable horse, but both mother and son are banished from the kingdom, Olympias advising her son to seize the throne before Philip has him murdered. As things work out, Philip is murdered, and Alexander rules Macedonia. (BBC)
The reasons behind wanting to expand their land were different for these two kings.For Alexander the Great the reason was to prove his worth. When he first became king at the young age of twenty-one, there were many people who doubted Alexander. In order to erases their doubts he had to show the people that he was the boss, and was the only one worthy of being king. After doing this he gain control of the Corinthian league, which gave him unlimited military powers to attack Persia.When Alexander led his army to attack Persia and came out undefeated instead of going back home with his victory, Alexander continue to move west and conquer the many lands he came across. The reasons for Justinian to expand his land was to bring back Ancient Rome to the west. He reconquered North Africa, Italy, and southern Spain in hopes that while these countries were under his control he would be able to shape the culture into what he believe it should be. Unfortunately reconquering lands costed money, and once Justinian took control over the lands he was unable to maintain his control due to funds. As a result the west crumbled and was lost
First, Plutarch analyzed the life of Alexander the Great. Alexander was born on the 6th of Hecatombaeon from father Philip II and Olympias. Alexander’s life started off with the privilege of coming from royalty. His
Darius deserves the title of being “The Great” because he propelled the government and culture of the Achaemenid society. Darius began creating a prominent empire by expanding the range of the Achaemenid society. He introduced twenty three districts and extended the borders to a total of 1865 miles from the Aegean Sea to the Indus River, East to West, and 933 miles from Armenia to the First Cataract on the Nile River, North to South. Once his empire became large enough, he introduced many complex ideas that are now used today. He created a capital of Persepolis; the city contained an administrative center and monument of Achaemenid dynasty, made to impress people from different places. Darius also introduced Satraps, local officials who enforced
What do you have in your hands, purse, or pocket? You probably have a phone with you. This report is here to talk with you about the man that created the telephone. This man was born in 1847. He created the telephone at age twenty-nine. The telephone has changed the world, and it is now accessible to almost all human beings. This man is Alexander Graham Bell.
There are many leaders in the world, but a great ruler is passionate, honorable and one who can inspire even in the most hopeless circumstances. Alexander the Great was a great ruler. Alexander the Great was a ruler that was not only inspiring, but he was fearless, smart, bold and courageous. Alexander the Great inspired his soldiers to crave more. He has inspired people since the day he started ruling. What is inspirational about Alexander the Great is that he inspired his troops to the point that they did not question him when they were outnumbered three to one in a battle, they trusted him with their lives and were willing to die for him (Alexander the Great: man behind the legend).