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Biography of Alexander the Great
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Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) was the king of Macedon, the leader of the Corinthian League, and the conqueror of Persia. He succeeded in forging the largest Western empire of the ancient world. With his Macedonian forces Alexander subdued and united...


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Alexander III (late July, 356 BC – 10 June 323 BC ) Ruler of Macedon , and creator of an empire that included Greece, Persia, Egypt, and many regions beyond them; commonly known as Alexander the Great (in Greek: Μέγας...


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Alexander the Great Summary
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356 B.C.-323 B.C. Macedonian Conqueror Though the Romans would rule more land, no one man has ever subdued as much territory in as short a period as Alexander the Great, or Alexander III of Macedon, who conquered most of the known world before his...
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Alexander the Great Summary
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Alexander, a Macedonian king whose fourth-century B.C. military conquests earned him the name "Alexander the Great," united much of the known world of late antiquity into an empire. Alexander crushed Greek resistance, ended the Persian...
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Alexander the Great Summary
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Alexander the Great Born 356 B.C., Pella, Macedonia Died June 1, 313 B.C., Babylon. present-day Iraq Alexander of Macedonia, better known as Alexander the Great, was one of the greatest military leaders of all time and one of the most charismatic...
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Alexander the Great Information
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Alexander the GreatChaeronea (338 BC) – Thebes (338 BC) – Granicus (334 BC) – Miletus (334 BC) – Halicarnassus (334 BC) – Issus (333 BC) – Tyre (332 BC) – Gaugamela (331 BC) – Persian Gate (330 BC)...


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Dance Teacher
alexander the great
11/01/2003: 1,394 words, approx. 5 pages
With the Chicago Human Rhythm Project, Lane Alexander has created an unparalleled forum for promoting the art and music of tap dance. Lane Alexander is demonstrating a combination to an advanced class at Jo's Footwear in Western Springs, a suburb of Chicago, and...
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The Hudson Review
Alexander the Great-or the Terrible?
07/01/2005: 4,014 words, approx. 13 pages
Alexander of Macedon died more than 2300 years ago, but he is a subject of perennial fascination. This year alone has seen the publication of at least seven mainstream books about his life, based not on new material (barring the unlikely discovery of the...
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1,423 Afghan artifacts return to Kabul
3/18/2007: 431 words, approx. 1 pages
More than 1,400 artifacts _ protected from looters and the Taliban since 1999 at a museum-in-exile in Switzerland _ were returned to the National Museum of Afghanistan on Saturday.The collection, which includes a piece from a foundation stone that was "touched by Alexander the Great"...
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Researchers find evidence of hidden city
7/26/2007: 608 words, approx. 2 pages
Alexander the Great founded Alexandria to immortalize his name amid his quest to conquer the world _ but his was apparently not the first city on the famed site on Egypt's Mediterranean coast.A Smithsonian team has uncovered underwater evidence pointing to an urban settlement at...
 


Criticism and Essays
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The Death of Alexander the Great
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Several interpretations of the reasons behind the death of Alexander the Great have been offered in our time. This essay addresses all possible scenarios and can be used to debunk theories or accusations that are not based on the actual sources.
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Policy of Fusion: Myth or Reality
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An essay on Alexander the Great and the East
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How Did Alexander the Great Defeat the Persian Empire?
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This essay examines the reasons for Alexander's defeat of the Persian empire, and also examines historian's explanations on the subject.
 


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