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Alexander The Great Dbq

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Great or not? Alexander the “Great” was a Macedonian leader who conquered and discovered many cities in just 12 years. But was Alexander really that much of an amazing leader? The answer to that is not at all. He killed thousands, was very narcissistic, and ruined many cultures. Alexander killed thousands of people, taking over cities with violence for power you don’t need is not something you would do if you were great. In document C it says “The remaining survivors, some 30,000 in number, he sold into slavery. Two thousand men of the military age were crucified.” This shows that Alexander was not great. He used violence against people, to overcome cities he did not need just for more power. He destroyed homes and took away lifes. So many people were caused to have a painful and violent death because of Alexander. In document E it gives the estimated amount of enemy soldiers and civilians killed in just four major battles, 100,00. …show more content…

Being self-centered is not how someone great would act. In document A it shows a map with how many cities he ruled. 11, which were all named after himself. This shows that he is conceded, and very much self centered. Also in document D it gives a story told by ancient biographers of Alexander. In “The Legend of the Hat Band” it tells a tale of Alexander’s hat being blown into the water so one of his men retrieved it for him and placed on his head so it would not get wet. At first Alexander gave him a talent but then ordered his head to be cut off because the prophets had explained “ he should not allow the head that had worn the royal headband to be safe.” This is wrong, selfish, and cruel. The man did a generous and kind thing for Alexander. Alexander killed an innocent man because he believed the man was not worthy to live because he had worn his headband. You should not be called great if you injure and are violent towards the people you lead and rule because you are too self

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