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Alexander the Great
One of the most successful commanders of all time, Alexander the Great (356–323 BC) was the king of Macedonia and the creator of the largest empire in ancient history, from the Ionian Sea to the Himalayas.
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Olympias of Epirus was the mother of Alexander the Great. She was the daughter of King Neoptolemus of Epirus. She was the fourth wife of the King of Macedonia, Phillip II the father of Alexander. Plutarch the Ist century biographer said that since Olympias was a devout member of the orgiastic snake worshiping cult of Dionysus, therefore, she may have slept with snakes.
She was originally named Polyxena as Plutarch mentions in his work Moralia. She had changed her name to Myrtale prior to her marriage to Philip II . Maybe she had take the name Olympias in recognition of Phillip's victory in the Olympic Games of 356 BC. She was finally named Stratonice, which was likely an epithet attached to Olympias following her victory over Eurydice in 317 BC.
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What was Alexander the greats favorite color?
Alexanders favourite food was cheese and his favourite colour was green
What two kingdoms did Alexander the great defeat?
Alexander the Great (356 to 323 BCE) was a king of Macedonia who ruled from 336 to 323 BCE. After succeeding his father Phillip II as king, Alexander would conquer much of the known world. At its height Alexander's kingdom reached from southern Illyria in the northwest, Libya on the northern coast of Africa to the Indus Valley in western India. During the course of this extensive campaigning Alexander conquered the kingdom of Persia and incorporated the regions of Asia Minor, the Levant, Egypt, Bactria, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Mesopotamia and the western regions of the Indian sub-continent.
During what period of Greek culture did Alexander the Great live?
Alexander the Great lived in the HELLENISTIC AGE.
Did Alexander the great do drugs?
Because of the culture of drinking in Greece and most other civilisations of the time, we cannot say whether he would have truly been an alcoholic. However, he did drink a lot and hosted many parties where he did, as was the custom for the affluent.
There isn't any historical testimony on which that could be based.
Why was the Peloponnesian war important to the spread of greek culture?
Greek culture was not spread by the Peloponnesian War. That war involved the already-spread Greek world which existed from Spain through the Mediterranean to Asia Minor and the Black Sea. The aftermath of the war left the Greek world badly weakened, not strengthened. And it opened the way for the re-mergenc of Persia as a major player, imposing the King's peace to stabilise the eastern Mediterranean, and the emergence of Maedonia as another major player, but that was over half a century later.
Alexander the great major battles?
Battle at the Granicus River, Battle of Issus, Battle at Gaugamela
Why was he given the name Alexander the great?
The earliest surviving reference we have of Alexander being called, 'Alexander the Great', is found in a Roman play titled, "Mostellaria (The Haunted House), a play written by Titus Maccius Plautus c. 254-184 BCE testifying to the admiration that the Romans had for his military achievements.
The line from the play, "Alexandrum magnum atque Agathoclem aiunt maximas" in English reads, "Alexander the great and most importantly, they say, Agathocles". The character, Tranio, a slave in Rome owned by Theopropides is comparing himself admiringly to Alexander and Agathocles.
We don't know if the playwright Titus Maccius Plautus coined the title but we can safely assume that his audience would recognize who 'Alexandrum magnum' was, an indication that the epithet predated Plautus' play and suggesting that the Romans began styling Alexander as 'the great' fairly soon after his death.
Quintus Curtius Rufus also mentions 'Alexander the Great', by the epithet 'Great' in his "Historie Alexandri Magni Macedonis" in the 1st century CE. The 'Magni' has been translated into English as, "Great" and is a clear reference to his talent as a military leader which allowed him to build such a huge empire.
Why was time that Alexander the great lived called the Hellenistic age?
The time during which Alexander the Great ruled was notcalled the Hellenistic Age. The Hellenistic Age began with the death of Alexander in 323 and continued until the Romans had fully conquered the rest of the empire in 30 BCE (with Cleopatra VII's suicide)
What did Alexander help to spread and preserve Hellenistic culture?
Alexander the great helped spread hellinistic culture by capturing a huge ampire that stretched from Greece and Egypt eastword to the indus river.later he spread that culture to all of the lands he conquered
Who was the greatest conqueror of the world history?
Genghis Khan. However this is up for debate as some may consider Julius Caesar a greater conqueror, or Napoleon, or Alexander. However those other Conquerors had already a powerful army at their disposal, and were technologically equal or better than the nations/peoples they conquered. Furthermore they had their nation more or less unified, except for Caesar, who had to fight in 1 or 2 civil wars(please correct this stat).
Genghis on the other hand had to first unite together the Mongolian warring tribes. After uniting them together, he had to face nations who were technologically ahead of him. They even had to fight against strongly fortified cities, which the Mongolians had never seen before in their lives, let alone have the knowledge to break into them. Lastly he conquered more land on his own, and during his own time, then did any of the other conquerors.
The greatest conqueror will always be up for debate, as one can never weigh the different conquerors accomplishments against each other, as each had to face different difficulties during their own time. Lastly, this is not about the greatest conquering nation, it is about who(ONE person) is the greatest conqueror. So if you wish to debate my choice, make sure you have A conqueror to represent and not a nation. ---- The Mongols were the finest horsemen in the known world, if that's not a powerful army I'm not sure what is? ---- The Mongols beat ninety city's in one year many of them walled and on the feild they had superior tactics and skill.
What is Macedonia most famous for?
Macedonia is known for Alexander the Great and the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia that defeated the mighty Persian Empire and spread its Greek language, culture and civilization to the then known world.
How did Alexander the Great win his battles?
He led Macedonia in the conquest of the Persian Empire.
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Alexander the Great was a military genius who used guile, ingenuity and lateral thinking to defeat often vastly superior forces. Alexander's success rate in major battles was 100%. He had enormous skill in matters of logistics, strategy, and even military technology for his time. He led from the front in amongst his men and could assess the landscape, any changes in enemy formation, or gaps in defence during battle and mobilize accordingly to defeat the enemy. Alexander maintained most of his troops' morale at a very high level through a combination of success and charisma and he went beyond the world known to the Greeks at that point in time. The tactics of Alexander the Great are still studied by the worlds military today.
How old was Alexander when he launched his invasion on the Persian Empire?
He was somewhere in between 0 and 100
What is the name of the general who succeeded Alexander the Great?
After Alexander the Greatâ??s death, his longtime comrade, Cassander, who was one of The Diadochi, ordered the execution of Alexanderâ??s wife Roxana, Alexanderâ??s son by her, and Alexanderâ??s mother Olympia's. This was to consolidate his power as the new King of Macedonia.
What did Alexander the Great used to say?
Alexander wanted to fulfill a wish for Diogenes and asked him what he desired.
When did Alexander the 3rd die?
He was riding a horse on a stormy night, in Edinburgh. He was safely crossing the river without his guard and the horse got spooked by a strike of lightening, and threw him off, and down a cliff.
How did the geography of ancient Greece influence the development of city-states?
The Greek archipelago.
Who was Alexander Hamilton'e foe?
Perhaps not a foe, but Hamilton had strong enough feelings about Aaron Burr that he fought a duel with him. Hamilton died and the sitting Vice President was disgraced as result of having killed him.
How many people did Alexander the great kill?
It is imposible to give the correct figure, but since he went from Europe to Asia, and on the way back to Africa , he might have met stuborn resistence from various armies, so the deat toll in war was heavy mainly on the enemy side.
Why did Alexander agree to head home rather than forcing his army to continue into India?
After the costly victory in the Ancient Indian Punjab against King Porus the Macedonians were exhausted already having subjected Alexander to multiple mutinies. The entrance into the Indian Subcontinent presented vast and unknown plains of Southern Asia. The magnitude of these factors were just too much for his Alexander and his Army. Alexander's conquest thus ended at Ancient India and went no further East.
What five things did Alexander the great do that were bad?
The term "bad" cannot be applied and is subjective. Alexander the Great conquered the Persian empire and saved fellow Greeks from Persian harassment so for Greeks and many others under the Persian yoke he was seen as a liberator. For others who were killed in battle or who favored being under Persian rule he was the devil.
