Alexander The Great: A Life With A Meaning Like No Other

Part I of Essay
Alexander the Great was a man with no equal along the history of mans existence. His military genius and master strategy, which allowed him to conquer most of the known world, were incomparable in the Ancient World. Alexander began to give meaning to his name "the Great", ....

Part II of Essay
.... of Alexander's short life without understanding the influence and accomplishments of his father. Before Philip's rule, the Greeks held most of the power and influence over Macedon. Therefore, Macedon's power and influence are due almost entirely to Philip. At the time, Greece was not a single nation, but rather a collection of individual states, each with its own government. The Greeks did not derive their power form military strength, but from the cultivation of new ideas in the different areas of study. Due to the fact that Macedo ....