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How do you get Alexander in dragonfable?

You have to have a Dragon Amulet - if you do, go to Swordhaven, go up to the central gate - the one that's locked and has two guards - then go left until you find another gate… (MORE)

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Who was Alexander Fleming?

Alexander Fleming was a scientist, born near Darvel in Ayrshire, Scotland, on 6 August 1881. He was educated at St Mary's Hospital medical school in London until World War I. … (MORE)

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In History of Europe

How was Alexander not great?

Why was Alexander III of Macedon called 'Great'? The answer seemsrelatively straightforward: from an early age he was an achiever,he conquered territories on a superhuman scal…e, he established anempire that until his times was unrivalled, and he died young, atthe height of his power. Thus, at the youthful age of 20, in 336,he inherited the powerful Kingdom of Macedon, which by then hadunified Greece under Macedonian Hegemony and had already started tomake inroads into Asia. In 334 he invaded Persia, and within adecade he had defeated the Persians, subdued Egypt, and pushed onto Iran, Afghanistan and even India. As well as his vast conquestsAlexander is credited with the spread of Greek culture. languageand civilization in his empire, not to mention being responsiblefor the physical and cultural formation of the Hellenistic kingdoms-- some would argue that the Hellenistic world was Alexander'slegacy. He has also been viewed as a philosophical idealist,striving to create a unity of mankind by his so-called fusion ofthe races policy, in which he attempted to integrate Persians andOrientals with all things Greek and into his administration andarmy. Thus, within a dozen years, Alexander's empire stretched fromGreece to the west to India in the far east, and he was evenworshipped as a god by many of his subjects while still alive. Onthe basis of his military conquests and unrivalled military geniuscontemporary historians, and especially those writing in Romantimes, deemed him great. However, does a man deserve to be called 'The Great' who prefersconstant warfare over consolidating conquered territories andlong-term administration? Or who, through his own recklessness,often endangered his own life and the lives of his men? Or whoseviolent temper on occasion led him to murder his friends and whotowards the end of his life was an alcoholic, paranoid,megalomaniac, who believed in his own divinity? These are questionsposed by our standards of today of course, but nevertheless, theyare legitimate questions given the influence which Alexander hasexerted throughout history -an influence which will no doubtcontinue. Alexander died in 323 BCE, and over the course of time, stories andmyths of the King and his exploits sprang into being. Alexanderhimself was not above embellishing his own life and romanticizinghis achievements. He very likely told the court historianCallisthenes of Olynthus what to say about his victory over DariusIII at the battle of Issus in 333, for example. Contemporary Atticoratory also romanticized his vast achievements, and so within ageneration of his death, exaggerated stories of his deeds andadventures were already being told. (MORE)

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Who is Alexander?

Alexander the great is the king of Macedonia, he contributed a lot to the Macedonian expansion. One of his most famous story was about him taming a horse thought to be impossi…ble to tame-Bucephalus. Bucephalus is described as having a black coat with a large white star on his brow. He is also supposed to have had a "wall", or blue eye, and his breeding was that of the "best Thessalian strain." Plutarch tells the story of how, in 344 BC, a thirteen-year-old Alexander won the horse. A horse dealer named Philonicus the Thessalian offered Bucephalus to King Philip II for the sum of 13 talents, but because no one could tame the animal, Philip was not interested. However, Philip's son Alexander was. He promised to pay for the horse himself should he fail to tame it. He was given a chance and surprised all by subduing it. He spoke soothingly to the horse and turned it towards the sun so that it could no longer see its own shadow, which had been the cause of its distress. Dropping his fluttering cloak as well, Alexander successfully tamed the horse. Plutarch says that the incident so impressed Philip that he told the boy, "O my son, look thee out a kingdom equal to and worthy of thyself, for Macedonia is too little for thee." Philip's speech strikes the only false note in the anecdote, according to AR Anderson, who noted his words as the embryo of the legend fully developed in the History of Alexander the Great I.15, 17 In the spring of 327 BC, Alexander and his army marched into India invading Punjab. The greatest of Alexander's battles in India was at the river Hydaspes, against king Porus, one of the most powerful Indian rulers. In the summer of 326 BC, Alexander's army crossed the heavily defended river during a violent thunderstorm to meet Porus' forces. The Indians were defeated in a fierce battle, even though they fought with elephants, which the Macedonians had never seen before. Porus was captured and like the other local rulers he had defeated, Alexander allowed him to continue to govern his territory. In this battle, his horse-Bucephalus was wounded and died. Alexander the great was grief-stricken and later, he founded a city which he named Buckephalia, in his horse's name. *there's more of Alexander's tale, but this one is most familiar to me, and so, i decided to use this one as my answer* (MORE)

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In Entertainment & Arts

Who is Lauren Alexander?

Lauren Alexander is a very young up and coming country music singer who is becoming very popular. See link below.

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In War and Military History

What did Alexander the Great have?

He had an army of over 30,000 cavalry and infantry. He conquered central and western Asia, and Egypt. He modestly named over 30 cities which he founded Alexandria after hi… (MORE)

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In Ancient Religions

Who is Cyril of Alexander?

St Cyril, Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444 is the murder of Hypatia, the last Platonic Philosopher and a teacher of Mathematics. In 415, Cyril had lost the confiden… (MORE)

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What is better the you phone 5c or 5s?

the 5s because it has better service but it dosent have diffrent colrs just silver gold and black

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In USSR in WW2

Who is Alexander Solzhenitsyn?

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was a famous Russian author who passed away in 2008. He was a vocal opponent of totalitarianism, particularly in his home country.

Anand Mehta

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Statistician / Economist formerly employed in various Government Departments in the UK, freelance mathematics and statistics tutor since retiring in 2008, Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society.

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What is the answer to 20c plus 5 equals 5c plus 65?

20c + 5 = 5c + 65 Divide through by 5: 4c + 1 = c + 13 Subtract c from both sides: 3c + 1 = 13 Subtract 1 from both sides: 3c = 12 Divide both sides by 3: c = 4