Macedonians

Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great was the king of Ancient Greek he was born to parents King Philip II and Queen Olympia. The purpose of my paper will be to prove that Alexander had a great rise to power and also a fall because of his obsession for power. Alexander the Great was a Conqueror who when in front of flatterers and spectators was compared to Gods. He acquired his power through conquest he himself boasted as being greater than those of his father.…

Alexander III of Macedon also known as Alexander The Great, he rose to power after the tragic death of his father, and he became one of the greatest conquerors of all time. He is considered one the the greatest military geniuses of all time, and he was an inspiration for later conquerors. Alexanders upbringing created who he became. Alexander The Great was born in Pella the ancient capital of Macedonia in 356 BC. He was the son of Philip II the king of Macedonia, and his mother Olympias the…

curiously favored sugar breakfast food). One may wonder how a rather versatile word like “great” should be applied to a noun to describe its respective attribute, such as the honorific of Alexander III of Macedonia. The young king was the son of the Macedonian king, Philip II, and the princess of Epirus, Olympias. During his rule between twenty and thirty-two years of…

King Philip II of Macedon developed an impressive formidable army, known as the Macedonian Phalanx. In 337 he was chosen to lead this great army of Greeks against Persia. But just one year later King Philip II was assassinated. The new king of Macedon was his son, Alexander III, which was later to be known as Alexander the great, became king at just 20 years old in 336 BCE. Alexander the Great and his inherited army would quickly destroy the Persian empire and dominate virtually all of the…

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 the usual Greek infantry known as hoplites. In rearming the Macedonian army Philip had to do two things first he had to devise new…

rule that the oldest person in the family makes the final decision on important matters and my grandpa announces to my uncles and cousins to go and help the affected area out. At this point I’m surprised and shocked, as that area is known as a “Macedonian” neighbourhood. Just like certain areas in America are known as “ghettos” and “suburbs” where there is tension between the two areas and the two areas don’t really get along to an extent. This concept exists in Macedonia but to a greater extent…

the ways of philosophy, science, and medicine which contributed to his future successes. Having been born and raised a Macedonian in 356 BC and inheriting the Macedonian empire from his father King Philip after he was assassinated, he quickly regained control of the Macedonian empire as underlying states sought to rebel and break from the empire all at the age of 20. The Macedonian empire was so vast that it encompassed Grecian territories from Sparta to Thrace. Alexander the Great had at such a…

Alexander expanded his empire with unprecedented speed and he did what no other emperor could do and destroyed the Persian Empire. He sought out glory for the Macedonian community and himself. The King of Macedon was known to have never lost a battle and for his great accomplishments. His love for the Greek culture expanded out to the Macedonian community and educated his people. Alexander is responsible for transforming his kingdom into the Hellenistic period physically and culturally.…

state of panic. The frantic elephants, riderless, added chaos to the battle, damaging Porus and his troops more than Alexander’s own. The final group, the infantry, swooped in to finish the fight. Porus later personally surrendered himself to the Macedonian king. He was the first commander to ever defeat Porus and his elephants (Ancient Greece…

magnificent steed later carried Alexander as far as India, where it died. Alexander built a city there and named it Bucephala after the horse. Alexander was born in Pella, the capital of the Macedonian kingdom. His was born to parents Phillip II, a king and general…