... task was to spread the Greek ways to the Persians. After he conquered them, he taught them all about, and made sure they knew all about the Greek culture. Alexander used this same technique on all the cities he conquered. This spread of Greek culture helped develop the Hellenistic age. Ideas, language, and culture were spread to non-Greeks. In ... fighter who was quite willing to lead his men into battle and risk his own life" (pg.146 in World History; The Human Odyssey). Bravery really helped Alexander fulfill all these almost impossible tasks. Alexander was considered one of the most...

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... has been called one of he greatest generals of all time. He is considered by many well know scholars and historians to be a military genius. Alexander the Great is one of histories most influential people and widely know for his great achievements. He conquered the Persian empire in only a few years ... the throne. He helped spread Greek society to new areas of Europe and Asia. His influence on society help pave the way for the Roman society. Alexander, born in 356 BC, was the son of Philip II of Macedonia. His tutor, Aristotle, opened his mind to the world of science, medicine, ... la...

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... own divinity. However, I believe that the man has done many things in which to deserve the title "Great. " At an early age Alexander was somewhat of an over achiever. He had conquered territories that were unlikely for his time. He did this without modern technology or weaponry, ... already inherited an empire of Macedon after his father, Philip's assassination. In thirteen short years, his empire stretched for three thousand miles. Alexander was a philosophical idealist who strived to create unity in attempting to integrate Persians and Orientals into his administration and army. He had...

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... began their trek down the coast. Along this journey, they destroyed all harbors they came in contact with, thus effectively neutralizing the Persian Navy. Alexander didn't stop there; he moved up into central Asia Minor and then moved his way southward, destroying small villages here and there. When he came ... that area. So, he left the injured, a few historians and scientists, and a commanding officer or two behind at every main place he destroyed. Alexander kept moving, his hatred for Persia and his confidence growing with each victory. He next came to a city called Issus. He mowed t...

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... country and empire. His hyperactivity in putting constant expansion over administration, not to mention not providing an adult heir, cost the empire any unity and chance of surviving him intact. Alexander did not follow a strategy of conquest, consolidation and long-term administration, but was constantly on the move. As a result, and especially as he moved further east, territories behind him revolted ... friend in a fit of drunken rage. In late 328 after a defeat of a Macedonian force by Spitamenes, Cleitus, commander of the Royal Squadron of the Companions and one of Alexander's clos...

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... way to a world outlook promoting the idea of cosmopolitanism "the concept that all people are citizens of the world not just Greek. Alexander never took his love of Greece too far, he believed in freedom of religion, appointed Persians as governors, legitimized marriages between soldiers and native ... women. "Instead of treating the Persians like slaves, as Aristotle recommended he treated then as subjects."" The issues that Alexander was sensitive to are issues discussed in the politics of today. A leader should rule the people as if he/she is one of them ... spread of ideas in of issu...

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... rhetoric (the art of using words well and effectively). Alexander was inspired with a love for literature by Aristotle. Alexander took part in sports and daily activities to develop a strong body. Alexander had another teacher, Leonidas, who was hired by Phillip II to train and discipline Alexander's body. Alexander was sent on all night marches. Alexander's schooling continued with his two teachers until age sixteen. ... When Alexander was sixteen, his father king Phillip II went away to a military campaign leaving Alexander temporarily in charge of the kingdom. When his father was away...

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... generous friendship. The Iliad was also his manual of war; he could support pain, hunger, heat, desperation, and great suffering with extreme patience (Alexander the Great). Alexander rose to power at an early age and rather quickly at that. When he was sixteen, his father went away to war, leaving him ... city of Thebes in 335. He rampaged the city and took 30,000 citizens as slaves (Rise and fall ). For centuries, people have judged Alexander by calling him an alcoholic. Back then, consuming excess amounts of alcohol was socially unacceptable. But among the Macedonian warriors it was ...

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... himself as the successor to the Persian king as the land's ruler rather than as an Egyptian pharaoh. On the coast, west of the Nile River Alexander founded a new city in 331 BC named Alexandria after himself, the first of the many cities he would later go on to establish as far east ... the designation as true. Through out his rein as king he never had had full control as long as his archrival Darius of Persia was around. Alexander had already considered himself king of Persia, but his right to the throne was in question as long as Darius was still alive and at large. ... So in the su...

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... upper hand over the other nations, was warfare. One man who stuck out in the crowd was Alexander the great. Alexander the great was born in 356 BC to King Phillip and his wife Olympias. On the day of young Alexander's birth his father King Phillip was at war he received three great messages, his horse won 1st ... prize at a competition and that his army had one a battle that they were very desperate to win King Philip knew from the start that Alexander would bring good things. Being that Alexander the great was in a royal household and also being his father's only heir, he was raised to...

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... who is great should be trustworthy. Would anyone call somebody they couldn't trust great? Probably not considering trust is the basis of many things. Alexander the Great has not always been trustworthy. This is because he killed his best friend who saved his life. Not many people would trust someone who ... his life previously in time. He also lied to people; he told his people he was a god, which was not true on any terms. Alexander the Great also demolished Thebes. Perhaps his people did not trust him. They were just afraid of being demolished like Thebes so they obeyed him. He ... bes...

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... New College, Oxford, B.A 1973; attended University of Cologne, 1976; Christ Church, Oxford B. Literature on 1977. 2) The Basic themes are the importance of the Alexander's conquest in today days and his development in the Hellenic age. All the influence and literature, science, art among others occurred in this time pleased to his ... this time. " The discussion was brought much further on one occasion by Anaxarchus, who proposed that . Page 59" There was no doubt that when Alexander had departed from among them they would honor him as a god; how much more just, then, that they should g...

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... was vast, it was well connected through trade and governance to its provinces. Persepolis was obviously a wealthy and powerful capital city and in Alexander the Great's quest to expand his own Empire, the destruction of this city would be a powerful and threatening message to his enemies. Writings ... as they were all intoxicated at this party. However, later excavations reveal that the burning was not a random act. Plutarch writes that Alexander needed 20,000 mules and 5,000 camels to carry away treasures and gold looted from Persepolis which contradicts the idea that burning the Palac...

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... to say a few words in honor of Aristotle. Aristotle was the most influential person in the western culture. Most of or writing has been based upon his philosophy. Just think, Alexander wouldn't have been as great and neither would our writing. Without him we would be way behind in life. Most of you are probably wondering how did this man become ... was called by King Phillip of Macedon where he educated young thirteen year old Alexander. Philip died seven years later after Aristotle's arrival. In between this two years, Aristotle taught Alexander about Greece and its people and culture,...

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... "the mind" of the academy. Aristotle was born in Stagire, Greece. Like Plato, he was also born into wealth because his father was a doctor. Aristotle was extremely bright, and tutored Alexander the Great when his teacher, Plato, died of a heart attack. He left later to open his own school similar to the Academy, the Lyceum. When ... Alexander died, he was charged with impiety, being irrelevant to a religion, like Socrates was. He managed to live four more years and died of Pneumonia. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle all had ... still used today. He classified plants and animals and came...

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... was the only person in her family rule to learn the Egyptian language. Cleopatra was a descent form Ptolemy 1 a general of Alexander the great who became king of Egypt after Alexander's death in 323 BC Ptolemy, Cleopatras Father was a weak and cruel ruler and in 58BC the people of Alexandria rebelled and ... her magnificence. Mark Anthony accompanied her to Alexandria and spent the winter with her there. Cleopatra later gave birth to two twins: Selene and Alexander. Antony married Qctabins half sister Octavia: they had to daughters named Antonia and in 37 BC when he went to invade Parthi...

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... was the only person in her family rule to learn the Egyptian language. Cleopatra was a descent form Ptolemy 1 a general of Alexander the great who became king of Egypt after Alexander's death in 323 BC Ptolemy, Cleopatras Father was a weak and cruel ruler and in 58BC the people of Alexandria rebelled and ... her magnificence. Mark Anthony accompanied her to Alexandria and spent the winter with her there. Cleopatra later gave birth to two twins: Selene and Alexander. Antony married Qctabins half sister Octavia: they had to daughters named Antonia and in 37 BC when he went to invade Parthi...

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... association with archaeological and scientific evidence in order to create possible situations that may have occurred, allowing us to get a much better understanding of the past. In the study of Alexander the Great's drinking problem, only written sources were used. The involvement of both science and archaeology were hardly used. Written sources such as The History of ... Alexander, Plutarch's Lives, Plutarch, Arrian, Quintus Curtius Rufus and the Campaigns of Alexander contributed to the involvement of modern historian J.M O'Brien. This use of sources by historians helps provide a gre...

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... coins, which replaced the barter economy with the exchange of money. By setting up a single Persian coinage, Darius created economic links among his distant subjects. By 330 B.C., the mighty conqueror, Alexander the Great, conquered much of the Persian Empire and present-day Afghanistan. He led his armies through Asia Minor into Palestine and south to Egypt. Then he headed further east ... , crossing the Hindu Kush into northern India. Because of Alexander's conquests, gradually, a blending of eastern and western cultures occurred, which was one of his greatest achievements. After his dea...

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... the years noted for the rising and falling of the Greek city-states. The Hellenistic period lasted from 334 to 146BC, and is most commonly known as the period of Alexander the Great. These centuries are considered by many to be the most creative and influential period in history. The Hellenistic period brought out the the best of artists, athletes, scientists ... sharpen their minds. He said, exercising the mind intensively increases the ability to think more excessively. Aristotle (384-322 BC), also a Greek Philosopher, was a student of Plato and a tutor of Alexander the Great. He was ...

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... , Darius set out to conquer the whole of Greece. And he almost made it if he were not stopped by the Athenians and the Spartans at the battle of Marathon. Alexander the Great set out to conquer the Persians in his own punitive expedition. Even though the ruler of Persia, had a much superior force ... , Alexander managed to win battle after battle against the Persians, weakening the empire and eventually taking over. Much like the Persian empire, the Assyrian empire began with the dream of a monarch. ... ...

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... exercise their military, judicial, and financial powers on behalf of the King. These systems, while under Assyrian use were despotic, later became the basis for more humane empires, such as Alexander the Great of Macedonia. The Persian government structure was based on the Assyrian model, although, they had a much more human model of governorship. They divided their empire into 20 satrapies ... inspectors who traveled from province to province, reporting any wrongdoing to the Emperor. This system proved to be highly effective, and lasted for 150 years, until Persia was conquered by Alex...

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... was passed down to the Romans and disappeared to emerge strongly in the renaissance era. (Ozment) The conquests of Alexander and the Hellenistic civilization that came with them greatly affected the previously conquered societies and their neighbors. The Seleucid successors of Alexander ruled some parts of the Old Persian Empire for almost two centuries after his death, and Hellenistic culture continued to ... ...

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... philosophers. Although, the former was master to the latter, they do differ significantly in certain views. Study of Plato's and Aristotle's works contributed to various aspects of many people's life. Alexander the Great conquered much of, what is now Western Europe, during his rule as King of Macedonia. It is not very surprising that he was well educated in thought and ... ...

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... . Zoroaster's religion beliefs may have lead the way and helped shape Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The Persian empire greatly influenced other cultures, such as the Greek, but was conquered by Alexander the Great in the 300's BC. ...

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