Alexander's campaign to take the Persian Empire lasted a decade - 334-324 BCE.
His friend, general, and bodyguard "Hephaestion" was the central personal relationship of Alexander's life.
Cleopatra was never Alexander the Great's stepmother. Cleopatra was a Ptolemy, descendant from one of Alexander's generals. Alexander died close to 300 years before Cleopatra was even born.
There was not one military campaign that drove the Moors from Spain. It was a whole series of campaigns over 700+ years.
Yes. Alexander Hamilton served with George Washington and was George's personal secretary for a few years during the War of Independence. This makes him involved in the military.
Alexander the Great is depicted as a great military leader because in 13 years he conquered most of the known world, generally in the face of insuperable odds. Many of his tactics are taught in military schools today.
Alexander's campaign to take the Persian Empire lasted a decade - 334-324 BCE.
His friend, general, and bodyguard "Hephaestion" was the central personal relationship of Alexander's life.
Cleopatra was never Alexander the Great's stepmother. Cleopatra was a Ptolemy, descendant from one of Alexander's generals. Alexander died close to 300 years before Cleopatra was even born.
There was not one military campaign that drove the Moors from Spain. It was a whole series of campaigns over 700+ years.
Yes. Alexander Hamilton served with George Washington and was George's personal secretary for a few years during the War of Independence. This makes him involved in the military.
In Egypt in the city of Alexandria founded by Alexander the great 2000 years ago at the time of Julius Cesar and Mark Anthony who she had affairs with. She was very intelligent and well educated and a direct descendant of one of Alexander the greats Generals Ptolemy who founded a line of Pharaohs after Alexander died
Alexander the Great's major accomplishment was to do so much in such little time -- and with such a lasting effect. In roughly ten years and with a small force of soldiers, he conquered the world's largest and most powerful empire which mustered troops vastly superior in numbers to Alexander's own. The conquests continued even beyond, with further success against other opponents, and included cultural conquests as well as military. Moreover, these achievements lasted for centuries.
Alexander wanted to continue east of India but his soldiers were tired of the long campaign (12 years) and wanted to come home.
Alexander the Great was one of the greatest military commanders of all time. The wars of Alexander the Great lasted for 12 years and resulted in Alexander having control of most of the known world at the time.
Alexander the Great is depicted as a great military leader because in 13 years he conquered most of the known world, generally in the face of insuperable odds. Many of his tactics are taught in military schools today.
The military campaign ended with the collapse of the rebel army.The mayor had plans for his reelection campaign.(verb)In 1917, a delegation of women arrived in Washington to campaign for their right to vote.
Alexander didn't rise to power - he inherited the power from his murdered father Philip II of Macedonia. After Philip's death, Alexander took over his father's expedition to conquer the Persian Empire. This he achieved over the next ten years. After Alexander's early death, his generals divided the Empire amongst themselves, forming their own kingdoms in Greece, Egypt, Syria-Mesopotamia and Asia Minor.