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    Alexander murdered tens of thousands of people and sold more people into slavery. Alexander was the son of Philip II, The king of Macedonia. After Philip ii was assassinated in 336 BC Alexander took over when he was only 20 years old. Alexander was a villain because he destroyed cities, killed thousands of people, and sold many women and children into thralldom. Alexander destroyed and conquered many cities during his rule of power. For one, he massacred the city of Thebes because they had…

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    There are many theories of how Alexander the Great died. It is still a mystery on how the magnificent ruler passed away, but scientists feel they have an idea of what could have caused his death. Alexander the Great was the king of Macedonia in 336 BC. He conquered most of the known world in his lifetime; astoundingly forming one of the ancient world’s largest empires, which spread from Greece to present day Turkey. Some may conclude to call him “one of history’s most successful commanders.” But…

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    Philip the II of Macedon came to the throne after a colossal defeat within a year of him coming to the throne by his brother Perdiccas III, within a year of coming to the throne Philip began to evolve a new Macedonian way of war. One of Philip’s great contributions was to create the army with which Alexander conquered the Persian Empire. He was the first Macedonian King to rearm the Macedonian infantry with a sarissa a long spear 18 feet long, nearly twice as long as the usual spear carried by…

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    king Alexander. Further more into the next paragraph we will be talking about how Alexander made all of those accomplishments, There are so many things that Alexander the Great has accomplished and one of them is when Alexander was the king of Macedonia and how he conquered an empire that was from Balkans to modern–Pakistan. As at the fight of Issus,…

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    became a valid political party in the year of 1993. About 30 of the supporters went to the Athens University of Economics and Business and assaulted several of the universities students. The reason for the attack was due to the naming dispute of Macedonia. In the same time period, gangs started to arrive under the rule of Giannis Giannopoulous. Golden dawn continued to progress and gain new members after these episodes. In 1994, Golden Dawn competed in the European Parliament election, receiving…

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    The world has seen many conquerors in its days, with many today remembered for either their disastrous or wondrous reigns. Named the world’s greatest conqueror, Alexander the Great of Macedonia, like his name suggests, was great in several respects, all contributing to his success in dominating the known world. Some may even call him a hero. Hero, by dictionary definition, is “a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities.” (Merriam - Webster Online Dictionary). Alexander…

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    He made Macedonia consume much of the Near East and heading into Asia Minor, keeping the citizens calm and his army well-oiled. He knew how to lead, inspire, and put confidence and passion into his followers, just as all great leaders and visionaries should. His way…

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    Alexander the Great was the most successful military leader of his time. Alexander's first ruling started when his dad, Philip, went on a expedition and left Alexander in charge of macedonia in 356 B.C. Alexander first started reforming the colonies and making them prosperous and slowly started taking over new territory with his new found army. This was all able to happen because of his traits as a leader like being smart, courageous and heroic. Alexander the Great was a very smart individuals…

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    customs. lso who he was regared amony his empire was a problem withthe Persian Empire Alexander was an absolute monarch, in Egypt he was a Pharaoh and was worshiped as a god, to the Greek he was less regared as only commander-in-chief, and in Macedonia he was anything to absolutism.in order to unite his Empire, he desired to manage his empire with the help of local straps, apppeal to other cultres with the way he dressed and repect to the cutures of those concqured and intermarry Greek with…

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    Alexander was conceived around July 20, 356 B.C., in Pella, which was the managerial capital of Macedonia. His dad was frequently away, overcoming neighboring regions and putting down rebellions. Alexander demonstrated incredible inclination as a youngster and one of his guides was Aristotle, the acclaimed Greek savant. To be sure, antiquated records demonstrate that the two got to be offended later in Alexander's high school years and at one point his mom was ousted to Epirus. Philip II was…

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