Macedonians

infighting, Greece was easy prey and eventually entered under the rule of the Macedonians (Brand, n.d.). This was the beginning of a monarchy. After becoming a monarchy under the rule of King Alexander the Great of Macedon, Greece saw rule under a chain of foreign kings and emperors for two thousand years. These rulers included the Macedonians, Romans, Byzantines, and Ottoman Turks (Brand, n.d.). The monarchy of the Macedonians, however, wasn’t the first case of monarchy in Ancient Greece.…

BC at the age 32 years old. After his death, 40 years of civil war broke out and his Kingdom split into 4 separate powers. It divided into the Ptolemiac Kingdom of Egypt, the Seleucid Empire in the East, the Kingdom of Pergamon in Asia Minor, and Macedonian Greece. All of this happened because of the death of Alexander, so, all the generals became ambitious for the power that was available. “Alexander the Great could have solidified his empire if he lived longer”. He could have solidified it by…

Is Alexander the Great a villain or hero? I think that Alexander the Great is a hero. I think he is a hero because he united lots of countries under one government. Some people might think that he is a villain and some don’t but he still was a great leader. He's a hero because he was a powerful, and military leader. Alexander the Great was the son of King Philip of Macedonia. Alexander the Great was born in Macedonia in ancient Greece. at the age of 19 he became the Macedon King. Alexander…

for the first time, unified big areas between 550 BCE and 330 BCE. Also, it was the first empire to adopt a conscious policy of tolerance, not an oppressive empire as long as you did not revolt. In 336 BCE, Alexander the Great came to power in the Macedonian Empire. First, he suppressed the revolt of the Greek city states and unified Greece and Macedonia. Then, he continued to his conquests to eastward. He took the control the control of Egypt, Mesopotamia but after his death, the unity of land…

Her full name Cleopatra VII Philopator and was the Queen of Egypt. She was the last of the Pharaohs set up in Egypt by Alexander the Great. By descent, she was a Macedonian Princess. After she died, Egypt became the Roman province of Aegyptus. At 18 years old, her father, who was king, died. She and her brother 12 year old brother, Ptolemy, became the leaders of Egypt. She was queen and her brother was king. Her reign was ended by a group of often in attendance at the court of a king or other…

accomplishments include her pharmacology work and studies, strengthening Egypt’s military, and speaking at least six languages. Cleopatra VII was born in 69 B.C in Alexandria, Egypt, however her father Ptolemy XII (who was also the pharaoh at this time) was Macedonian Greek. It believed that her mother is Cleopatra Selene II, since this cannot be confirmed there is confusion about Cleopatra VII’s race. She lived her life as a princess until she was about 17 and her younger brother Ptolemy…

Alexander the Great was born in the Pella Region of Macedonia on July 20, 356 B.C. His father was King Phillip of Macedon and his mother was Queen Olympia, who was the daughter of King Neoptolemus. Alexander resented his father growing up because he was constantly engaged in military campaigns and was hardly home. Alexander the Great should have an iconic status because of his education, military experience, and conquests throughout his life. “I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what…

used large areas of a repeated pattern to surround and frame the figures, forming a focus of the mosaic. A sense of depth was starting to be created by layering the figures on top of one another as they move through the picture field. While the Macedonian pavements are one-step towards tesserae, the use of standardized tile squares is still a ways off. Tesserae were slowly developed in various experimentations carried out across the ancient…

exploring the extraordinary bravery and military tactical prowess that characterized Alexander's victories. Alexander's bravery was apparent from the beginning of his rule. He inherited a country full of ambition and the will for growth as the son of Macedonian King Philip II. However, it was…

Picture a place where Kings rule the land, Gods guide there every step, and magic is around every turn. Alexander is the 16 year old heir to Macedonian throne, son of King Philip II, and left Alex as prince regent of Macedon until he returns. Olympias, his mother, and Cyn, his half sister, are attempting a ritual to get magic. Katrina and Jacob left their home tribe of Erissa and are in Pella for the Blood Tournament which Jacob is competing in. Jacob has to compete against many other strong men…