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Who was Alexander the Great?

Alexander the Great (356 BC to 323 BC) was the King of Macedonia. He conquered most of the known world through vigorous military campaigns. He was never defeated in battle. He… (MORE)

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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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Why is Alexander the great so great?

In the wake of Oliver Stone's epic movie about the Macedonianconqueror's life we at LiveScience believe a reassessment ofhis triumphs is needed to right the wrongs inflicted… by ColinFarrell's hair, Angelina Jolie's lips and Val Kilmer'sperformance.Alexander III (356-323 B.C.), king of Macedon, parlayedhis father Philip II's unification of Greece into an empire thatexpanded from the northern Greek peninsula to the Nile to theHimalayas, subduing tens of millions of people along the way. LikeNapoleon, Alexander was rather short (Note: Read Freudianinterpretation here). He was blond with a ruddy complexion, andaccording to one source, had one eye as dark as night, the other asblue as sky (Hmm, maybe they should have cast David Bowie.) He wasraised by his mother, Olympias, to believe he was descended fromthe mythical characters Achilles and Herakles. His father, PhilipII (382-336 B.C.), consolidated power in Macedonia, then subduedthe Greek city-states to the south. Although the Macedonians wereGreek, they were considered hicks by the sophisticates of Athensand Thebes. But Alexander was quite enamored with Greek philosophy,science and art. His empire fell apart soon after his death, buthis lasting legacy was that he spread the Greek language andcivilization to all the lands that he conquered. The unifyingnature of this cultural tradition, called Hellenism, was the basisof more permanent institutions, like the Roman Empire andChristianity. Above all things, Alexander was a great militarycommander, leading his troops into every encounter. A bit of anover-achiever, the historian Plutarch wrote that Alexander weptupon learning that the universe was infinite. When asked what waswrong, he replied: "There are so many worlds, and I have not yetconquered even one." -- Micheal Schirber Answer2:Alexander was the son of King Philip II of Macedon, whoimposed his power upon all Greece to the south (except Sparta) andput an end to the city-state system of the Greeks unifying Greeceunder the hegemony of Macedonia. Alexander carried out the ambitionof his father and proceeded to the conquest of the Persian Empireto the east, in Asia. This Alexander the Great was thereforeforetold in the prophecy of Daniel. He gained one victory after theother over the Persian king, Darius III, and in 331 B.C. took fromhim the city of Babylon and defeated him at the Battle ofGaugamela. With that the Persian world power collapsed, andAlexander of Macedon became world ruler, establishing the fifthworld power of Bible history. In 327 B.C. he extended his conquestsinto the western parts of India. His empire was greater than any ofthose that preceded his. From this standpoint this bronze or copperkingdom was one "which shall rule over all the earth." (MORE)

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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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Who was the great enemy of Alexander the Great?

King Darius of Persia was the foreign one. Alexander was his own worst enemy with his erratic behaviour surfacing when he was not fully engaged in a military campaign.

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What was Alexander the great not so great at?

You could argue that he was not so good at 'Staying alive' (he died aged 32 - very young given his wealth) however, he was very lucky to have lived as long as he did (if you c… (MORE)

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Why is Alexander the great considered to be great?

Because of his military abilities and advance tactical warfare strategies that are still being studied today. He unified the states and kingdoms of Greece and led them into ba… (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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When did Alexander the great not great?

When he was at home, he would argue with his family. When he died from malaria =/

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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