Alexander the Great conquered present day Turkey to Afghanistan to Egypt all by the age of 20. ... Following the death of these two great kings, 3 successor kings (Antigonus I, Seleucus I, and PtolemyI) divvied up the lands of Greece. The three kings constantly fought with each other over territory and trade issues. ... Men were the dominant race of Greece. Women considered citizens and were able to own land and go to court over land, but women did have much more limited rights than the men did. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

You've all heard of Alexander the Great, King of Macedon and Persia. ... " – Arrian This was not all. ... Alexander's policy of Fusion was not the usual code of behavior at all. ... However, unlike Philip and other kings and generals of the time, Alexander also cared for the people he had conquered and as such tried to win their loyalty. ... Diodorus talks of how Alexander "began to adopt Persian luxury and the extravagance of the kings of Asia....

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Gandhi believed in equality and the treatment of all beings with dignity and respect. ... The answer presents itself when comparing the deeds of kings to paupers or soldiers to slaves. ... A majority of kings at the battle field lived and slept segregated from the army in comfort and luxury, Alexander was the opposite. ... Another way that Alexander's leadership differed from Kings past and present was in battle. ... Alexander was also known to refuse all medical treatment for himself until all his soldiers had been treated. ...

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This quote relates to the impact that Alexander made is that he really wanted to be at the top of conquering all places. ... Also that when he took over the throne we had to do a wonderful job or else all of the allies wouldn=t be his allies. ... A page 19 AThey were moved by young men=s reputation and also by his father=s advanced age and bereavement.@ Page 146. ... Persepolis was the capital of the old kings of Persia. ... AThey were all excited by the wine, and so they got up, when drunk, to burn the city which they had spared when under arms. ...

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All of the city_s buildings were destroyed except for temples and the house of Pindar the poet. ... _Of all the generals of the ancient world Alexander was surely the greatest. ... His men were superior in discipline and experience in the field, but he was short in numbers and well aware of it. ... With these two victories Alexander broke the main Persian resistance and in the autumn of 331 B.C. he entered Babylon, the winter capital of the Persian kings. ... When Alexander came upon Darius_s body he ordered it to be sent back to Persepolis to be buried in the royal cemetery of the Achaemenid ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Alexander III of Macedon, better known as Alexander the Great, is often regarded as the greatest military commanders of all time. ... For all the military accolades attributed to Alexander the Great, his self-centred attitude to kingship meant he was more concerned with his own glory than the future of the dynasty. ... However similar the two Macedonian kings may have been, Alexander distanced himself as far as possible from the exploits and reputation of Philip II since his attitude to his father had turned from one of admiration and rivalry to complete resentment. ... The young king could ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Sure there are tad-bits of information here and there that can be either classified as solid fact or sure myth, but there are also all of the ones in the middle, which can only be left where they are. ... To this Alexander remarked, "Look men, he's about to cross from Europe to Asia, and he falls crossing from couch to couch". ... What better way to be remembered mythological than as the son of the most powerful god of all is there? ... It is know that Aristotle taught Alexander much of the duties of kings, and also that he encouraged him to follow in his father's Asiatic dream. ...

• Word Count: 2090
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• Grade Level: High School