In 326 BCE, Alexander’s forces won the Battle of Hydaspes in northwestern India. Alexander wanted to continue moving forward his armies mutinied due to being tired of fighting. The king had no choice but to turn around and go home. The journey back took the army through arid lands and
This was the first in a series of cities named Alexandria. Next, Alexander went to battle with the Persians in ancient Mesopotamia and was again victorious. He followed this with the conquest of Babylon and the acquisition of the Persian Treasures of gold and silver. Alexander began pursuing the Persian King, Darius III, who had been evading him since his conquest of Persia. When Darius was finally killed by one of his kinsmen, Alexander took the title and office of ‘Great King of the Persians’ (Duicker 2009).
When he found the Thessalonian army occupying the pass between Mount Olympus and Mount Ossa, he had the men ride through Mount Ossa and, when the Thessalonians awoke, they found Alexander had surrounded them. The Thessalonians surrendered that morning. In 335 B.C, Alexander and his army crossed into Asia. Alexander made huge progress in his first few months moving forward simply because the Persian King, Darius, didn’t take Alexander seriously and refused to confront him. Alexander continued to march onwards.
Pizarro is the head of a few hundred soldiers. Four years after they get in, the whole Empire is theirs. The rapidity of this conquest puzzled a generation of historians: how the Incas, which erected in only one century of civilization history a high rank developed society let themselves overcome as easily by a handful of conquistadors? Answers to this question are multiple and various reasons are here to explain the decline of this civilization. Indeed, the empire reached his apogee during the reign of Huayna Cápac (1493-1525), who died without designating his successor.
There were three main battles with the Persians. The first, The battle of Granicus was fought not far from the ancient city of Troy. The second battle, a year later in 333 BC was fought in Southern Turkey, near what is now modern-day Syria. In this battle, King Darius led the Persians himself. Using his military genius, Alexander feigned to be intimidated by the vast army that Darius spread along a great plane, and appeared to retreat.
Then he made city's spreading Greek culture around the continent building some where around 70 city’s! Soon after Alexanders victory over Persia it made Asia Minor vulnerable. in 333 B.C Alexander marched into Syria. After that he was seeking to reach the "ends of the world and the Great Outer Sea", he invaded India in 326 BC, but was eventually forced to turn back at the demand of his troops.Alexander died in Babylon in 323 BC. He died from a disease called malaria in 336 BC.
This man was left quadriplegic after a diving accident and had been bedridden for almost 30 years. He fought a losing battle with government: he never received permission for euthanasia, and in January 1998, with the help of one of his friends he took poison. Another possible reason for the justifying of euthanasia is the lack of space in hospitals for those who can be cured and saved. It is bitter to own up, but this problem exists in many countries. Those who want to live have no chance to get the proper treatment while those who want to die cannot give their place to them.
From a young age Alexander started to show his leadership skills and came to command a portion of his fathers great army by the age of 15, whilst his father was away fighting. Because Alexander started showing leadership skills at such a young age it is NO surprise that he became the formidable leader that he was and is remembered as today. Alexander’s military successes were as a result of the strength that his army showed, the overwhelming skill of his army compared to those they fought, and the weaknesses of those he fought. The immense strength of Alexander’s army is credit to the hard work and time that Alexander spent to achieve the number one title in the world. During Alexander’s reign as the King of Macedon he reformed much of his fathers military techniques and refined them to make them more effective.
Macedon is bordered by Greece and Greek, Epirus, Illyria, Independent Macedon tribes, Agriania and Paeonia, Thrace, and Tribalia (Philip II of Macedon). All of these surrounding territories will be conquered by King Philip II of Macedon. King Philip II of Macedon came into power in 359 BC. After his two older brothers and his father was killed. The transfer of power to Philip II form his father took a little more than a decade, family rivalry and a battle with the Illyrians put Philip II on the throne (Lendering).
Droughts, floods and disease are all made worse by global warming. My region's poverty limits the ability of my family to recover and adapt to these conditions. In 2006 the government declared a state of emergency after two and a half years of drought. Lack of rain has resulted in our food dying. My father can’t grow healthy crops to sell anymore.