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Alexander The Great - Term Papers

Alexander The Great

is one of the very few generals in
history who never lost. His unbroken success is all the more amazing
because the circumstances he faced varied widely and he often exposed
himself recklessly in battle.
Alexander won his first victory when he was just 16 against hill tribes on
the borders of Macedonia. When he ascended the throne of Macedonia, located
just north of Greece, the hill tribes and the Greek city of Thebes
rebelled against his rule. He defeated them both and destroyed Thebes.
Then, in 334 BC, he turned against the Persian Empire, crossing the
Hellespont waterway with 30,000 to 40,000 men into what is now Turkey. He
encountered the Persians at the Granicus River.
Though ...

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had never been able to subdue, and
defeated a well-trained Indian army equipped with elephants.
After defeating Porus, an Indian ruler, he wanted to continue his conquests
into India, but his weary, homesick army refused. Reluctantly, Alexander
turned around and led his army back to Babylon, where, just 33 years old,
he died of a sickness (or perhaps by poison) after a wild party. Alexander
Lived From 356BC Until 323BC.
Legend says that Alexander the Great was born on the same day as the temple
of Artemis At Ephesus (One Of The Seven Wonders Of The Antient World)
burned down. No one knows for sure, but it was definitely in the summer of
356BC. Alexander The Great’s Real Name Was ...

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Added: 10/27/2007 10:06:26 PM
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