Alexander the Great Ancient World’s Model Leader Marco Gobbato Chestnut Hill College Alexander the Great’s name went down in history as one of the most successful and most creative military strategists. He was undefeated in Battle and left many in his future attempting to mirror his success. At the young age of 16, he was entrusted with leading troops under orders from his father, Philip II. Imagine a sophomore in high school leading grown men to a possible death, how would that individual
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Alexander the Great and the Romans in the Mediterranean both accomplished major conquests, expanding their empires significantly. However, each faction took a different approach toward their conquests. They both had different purposes for their conquests, and both had different outcomes from these conquests as well. For Alexander the Great, king of Macedon, he initially began his conquest with the purpose of achieving his father’s dream, which was to conquer the Persian empire (Martin, Ancient Greece
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Alexander the Great and his armies conquered much of the known world between 334 and 323 B.C. to create a great empire that stretched from Greece to Asia, Egypt, and the Persian empire in the Near East to India. And with the death of the great conqueror, Alexander, came the birth of the era that would be known as the Hellenistic Age. This era was a time of power, conflict, and great cultural influences that paved the way for change and development. This era brought change and artistic influences
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Alexander the great can be described in so many different ways. Some see him as an icon because he shaped history in such a short period of time. Not all see him from that viewpoint some may see him in a not so legendary or a highly praised role. Either way alexander the great has shaped history and will be remembered for times to come for what he has accomplished and how he lived his life. He was a great conqueror and his impression was pretty great on every one and all peoples or nations. They
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guardsman. His son Alexander took the throne immediately after his father’s death. Alexander was just 20-years-old when he became king. Since then, Alexander was a great leader from Macedonia and was “the Great”. He continued what his father had started prior to his death, and eventually over time Alexander expanded the empire from Greece down to Egypt and east all the way to India. To this day, there is debate about whether Alexander deserves the title “the Great”. Alexander does not desserts his
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Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire, and he is also known as one of the greatest warrior in History. Tarn explain “Alexander the Great and the Unity of Mankind” (pg 348). During the ancient Greek, leader were consider king and queen and Alexander was oring connect to Philip, Demetrist and other descent before he. Alexander in light of what he believed were his philosophical belief. Alexander pray for peace harmony and unity between the Persian and the Greeks at Opis. According to Raleigh
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Alexander or Cyrus? In our past, we have had many leaders. Some were better than others, but what must a leader do to acquire the label “great”? Of course, one could simply go by the definition of the word and deem the leader “above average”. Did the great ones of ancient times exceed these standards or were they just above average like a standard dictionary would have us believe. Let us focus on two “great” leaders of our past by the names of Alexander and Cyrus. Both of these kings were famous
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Alexander the Great interview - Yr7 History - Mr Southcombe By Ella Vartazarian and George Barbas INTERVIEW: Interview between Alexander the Great and interviewer: Alexander the Great: George Interviewer: Ella Ella: Today, we have a very special visitor in our studio. Please welcome Alexander the Great. Thank you for taking time out of your extremely busy day to come and answer some questions for us. George: Thank you. You are right, I am quite busy but I am happy to take out some time to
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Richard Hamilton AC1307862 HS150-World Civilization Assignment 02- Alexander the Great 2/16/2014 Alexander the Great was arguably one of the greatest leaders of all time. During his time, Alexander conquered nearly the entire known world. He proceeded to take all he conquered under his rule. He built perhaps one of the largest, strongest, and greatest empires this planet has ever seen. He commanded the Greek military from 336-323 BC. He was known throughout the world for his ruthless victories
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The ancient city of Alexandria owes its founding to the King of Macedonia, Alexander the third, or Alexander the Great as he’s more commonly known. According to legend, Gordius, founder of Phrygia, tied an intricate knot (Gordian knot) in the thong connecting the pole of his chariot with the yoke. An oracle claims that the man who is able to undo the knot is destined to rule Asia. Fittingly, Alexander, failing to untie the knot with his hands, chops the knot in half claiming to have completed the
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