... " (3) education based on the Greek principle of "a sound mind in a sound body." He was tutored by Aristotle; "Aristotle taught Alexander an appreciation for Greek culture" (13, 105), literature, philosophy, and politics; he also received training in sports, physical fitness, and warfare. Even after he left school, he and Aristotle continued to correspond until Alexander's death in 323 BC. The schooling he received gave him a love of ... city." (16,169) "He instituted new methods of government in civil, military, and financial administration." (16, 172) "He adopted Greek as the universal ...

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... that the Europeans follow the Oriental etiquette of prostrating themselves before the king. This was regarded as worship in the Greek culture. Resistance by Macedonian officers and by the Greek Callisthenes, who was a nephew of Aristotle, defeated the attempt. Callisthenes was soon executed on a charge of conspiracy. With order restored, Alexander invaded the Punjab. After conquering most of it, he ... his death. For punishment of this he ordered the execution of several of his governors and senior officers and replaced the others. In the spring of 324, Alexander and 80 of his close ass...

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... that the Europeans follow the Oriental etiquette of prostrating themselves before the king. This was regarded as worship in the Greek culture. Resistance by Macedonian officers and by the Greek Callisthenes, who was a nephew of Aristotle, defeated the attempt. Callisthenes was soon executed on a charge of conspiracy. With order restored, Alexander invaded the Punjab. After conquering most of it, he ... his death. For punishment of this he ordered the execution of several of his governors and senior officers and replaced the others. In the spring of 324, Alexander and 80 of his close ass...

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... seen as foreigners aloud to stay in the land. Social class was tied to wealth and not so political control, unless you were to have real clout. Men were the dominant race of Greece. Women considered citizens and were able to own land and go to court over land, but women did have much more limited rights than the men did. Life was based around ... trade, and places such as Athens would have many different events such as the Olympics, and Gladiator competitions. Athens boasted it would have major events every ... group of people, mainly because they were such an intelligent group of soci...

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... . Alexander's parents wanted nothing but the best for him, so when Alexander was thirteen, they hired Aristotle from Athens to be the boy's personal tutor. Aristotle taught Alexander ethics, philosophy, politics, and medicine. Unfortunately, a disagreement on the status of foreigners resulted in the estrangement of the two men. In 340B.C., when Philip went to fight rebels in Byzantium, Alexander, only sixteen years ... took a turn for the better. The Carmanians welcomed Alexander and his men and gave them a luxurious trip to Harmezeia, where they rejoined with Nearchus and his men and we...

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... home. There were separate schools for general studies, music, and physical education. The main studies that the school taught were reading, writing, and arithmetic. The higher education of the children consisted of the study of law, medicine, philosophy, or rhetoric. Men and women wore a belted garment of linen or wool called a ... chiton, which means it hung to their knees, for the men, and hung to their ankles, for the women. In the cold weather, they would wear a cloak called a himation over their shoulders and arms. Many Greeks wore sandals. ... to achieve the ideal beauty of an obj...

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