Achaemenid Empire

Alexander The Great Alexander the Great served as king of Macedonia from 336 to 323 B.C. During his time of leadership, he united Greece, reestablished the Corinthian League and conquered the Persian Empire. Alexander The Great was born on July 20, 356 B.C., in Pella, in the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia. Alexander The Great died of malaria in Babylon, Iraq, on June 13, 323 B.C. Alexander The Great's parents were King Philip the second of Macedon and Queen Olympia. His siblings were…

During the 5th century BC, Persian King Darius I led his people in many attempts to conquer Greece. The Persians invaded Greece due to the support the Athenians provided the Ionians when they were trying to overthrow the Persians. During the Ionian revolt, the Persians were defeated in Sardis with the help of Athens, consequently King Darius, for obvious reasons, held a grudge against Greece and was determined to destroy Athens. These events led to the Battle of Marathon, one of the earliest…

Alexander the great was a Leader of the Macedonian society. His father was a King as well, though many people disagreed with his father. His father was a very cruel person. Thus, leaving some to think that Alexander would be the same way. Was Alexander and “great “ king after all? Yes, because he defended the Macedonians, He was patient, He spared lives, and he Respected Beliefs. Alexander was great because in document A it says that he defended the macedonians with 30,000 troops. He wanted…

Alexander the Great was not truly great because he was an inhumane leader and his empire quickly collapsed after he died. Alexander wasn’t truly great because he was inhumane to other people and seemed like a bad general, “Ferocious manhunt…30,000 in number, he sold into slavery. Two thousand men of military age were crucified”(Doc C). He obtained 2,000,000 square miles and founded 70 cities(Doc E). However, in nearly every city, Alexander would sell most of the people into slavery and kill the…

Throughout the centuries great societies have achieved great success and then slowly come to an end. The Persian empire and Roman republic are two great examples of that. Both of these great societies expanded their regions and fought its way through time effectively even through all their ways of achieving this was not the same. They set out conquests, trade routes, routes, and established communications between great deals of people from varying cultures. Each society was apart but in the same…

south, and strong armed Thessaly into accepting him as the leader of the league. He then reissued treaties with the city-states that were in the Corinthian League (except Athens) and was given full control and military power to fight the Persian Empire and King Darius III. As Alexander was securing the north border against the Thracian Triballians, Thebes…

Demaratus shows the pride and patriotism that was built from the poleis and embedded into the Greek infantry. Regardless of their numbers, the infantry performed their duty and fought as they felt that was their contribution and duty as a citizen of the empire and a member of the polis. This patriotism was felt in spite of any potential negative outcomes that may result. Demaratus also stated, “I would rather not fight even with one. But, if need appeared, or if there were any great cause…

The lobby of the lions This group is the eldest in the fortress and the biosphere, since the Spaniards stationary in obverse of him powerless to determine the confidences of his cascade, which was the aquatic out at convinced periods. There are twelve lion agate out of aquatic frequently, this cascade was disturbed since of the Spanish examination for this amazing consistency The Cascade, the Dark Cascade of the Marmara Basin, is the greatest roomy vestibule. It was constructed throughout the…

about it, through his exceptional ambition and many talents. His bravery, strategy, and decisiveness allowed him to expand his empire into Persia without losing a single battle. He had a reign of 13 years, starting at the age of 20 after the assassination of his father Philip II of Macedon. Alexander himself died at the age of 32 in 323 BCE and the division of his vast empire was not settled for another 12 years. In this essay, his strategicness, practicality, and his role as a visionary will be…

The rebuilding of the Jews Second Temple inspired by God through Zerubbabel, Ezra and Nehemiah during the Persian period (as a consequence of the destruction of the First Temple by the Babylonian empire), starting in 537 B.C. finishing with his destruction in A.D. 70; marked the beginning of Israel return after 70 years of exile to Jerusalem. Meanwhile, a few years before, the Israelites wandered through the wilderness for 40 years after being free from 400 years of slavery by God. He instructed…