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    Thoughtful, kind, and smart are all words to describe Alexander The Great. Alexander The Great was great for many reasons such as showing his men he is equal to all of them, spreading greek culture, and because he was a very great conqueror with a great mind. Now these are only some reasons why he was great ,but their are still more. To begin with, Alexander is great because he spread greek culture and was a great influence , and conquer to everyone. In the text “Alexander’s Legacy” it states

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    conquerors. One of many great conquerors in roman history, is Alexander the Great. Alexander was one of the youngest conquerors in history at the age of thirty and he conquered most of the known world. Though many question Alexander and wonder if he really was great, I say that Alexander was one of the most successful conquerors in roman history and he was really a great. One reason that Alexander the Great was such a Great, was because he was a really good military leader. Alexander knew how to give

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    Alexander the Great Alexander the Great was one of the courageous leader and compelling idealistic of all time, he managed to conquer large Greece Empire with small reasonable resources. Alexander was a great soldier with different military strategies which helped him and his soldiers to defeat enemies. He was able to invade the Persian army that was massively twice stronger and bigger than his empire. He took control all over Greece and conquered Persia, Egypt and all the way to India. Alexander

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    Alexander the Great was an ancient Macedonian ruler and one of history’s greatest minds who as the King of Macedonia and Persia, established the largest empire the ancient world has ever seen. Alexander the third of Macedon, known as Alexander the Great was born on July 21, 356 BCE in Pella and was the son of King Philip the second of Macedon and Olympias, Philips 4th wife. (Verify information) It is belief that Alexander inherited a lot of his parent’s traits including the natural disposition of

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    Alexander the Great, also known as the King of Macedonia, was a famous Greek king who came to the throne in the year 336BC. He was named Alexander ‘the Great’ because he and his army had never been defeated. He was one of the best-known rulers in ancient history and was responsible for changing the face of the ancient world. The ancient kingdom of northern Greece was called Macedonia. This powerful empire was ruled by Alexander’s father, King Philip II. He had built up a strong and united empire

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    Alexander the great was one of the first effective generals ever and has influenced some of the later generals. Alexander also ruled a large amount of Europe known as the Macedonian Empire. An Empire is an extensive area of land that is ruled by only one supreme ruler known as an emperor or empress. Alexander’s Conquest had a large amount of conflict because he knew he would destroy anyone he faced so he did, he would battle the neighboring countries and take them over so he could build one of the

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    Alexander the Great In history Alexander the Great is always one of the topics to learn, and one of the most asked question is what did Alexander do to be so great. Alexander might have been born great to achieve greatness or have greatness thrust upon him and this one of the reasons we still talk about him today. Alexander the Great took the crown at the age of 20. When he was only 13 Alexander tamed a horse that no one else could ride that was named Bucephalus which impressed his father. At the

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    Alexander the Great, regarded as one of the greatest leaders of the ancient world. Alexander was an extraordinary military leader, he had the knowledge and skills to become a great leader due to the teachings of Aristotle, one of the greatest philosophers known to man. Alexander had everything in the ancient world, he was young, he was a king, and had one of the biggest empires known to man. Alexander influenced the ancient world in many ways, Hellenization being the most important one. Alexander

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    remembering. One of the most polarizing characters of the ancient world is Alexander of Macedonia, better known as simply Alexander the Great. With a name like that, one knows that Alexander must have done something during his lifetime that would still be remembered centuries later. What made Alexander so extraordinary is just how driven he was, how he conquered most of the known world by the time he was thirty-two. Alexander wanted to seize the Macedonian throne, unite many people under one rule,

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    Alexander the Great was born from King Philip II of Macedonia and Olympias, princess of Epirus in 365 BCE. At a young age Alexander was taught by Aristotle. He taught Alexander politics, sports, warfare, as well as academic subjects. When King Philip was assassinated in 336 BCE, Alexander inherited his father’s army and empire. Using his outstanding knowledge, and his father’s great army, Alexander was able to conquer a great amount of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Alexander was substantially great considering

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