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Alexander the Great By Leandro Baque Have you ever wondered how one person can be able to obtain so much power that they became almost unstoppable? Have you ever stopped to look around and see how things today are similar to times past? We can thank Alexander the Great for his many ideas in this modern time. Alexander the Great traveled the world and enforced his ideas and culture to the lands far behind the eye can see. Though, many despised him, one wouldn’t follow to share in his greatness. Alexander the Great (also known as Alexander III of Macedon) was born in July 20, 356 BC. Alexander was the son to King Philip II of Macedon and Olympias. Olympias was King Philip II fourth wife. In those days, the wives didn’t have seniority…show more content…
In turn, Olympias was on constant watch to ensure she would not smuggle forbidden luxuries to Alexander. King Philip wanted Alexander to be trained in Austerity and Military training. Alexander’s lineage was more important to him than prestige or his birth right. While his emulation of heroes certainly included his father’s supposed ancestor Heracles, it was his mother’s mythical refrain that proved the more gripping model for his behavior (Tritle). In Alexander teen years he studied under the teaching of Aristotle. Alexander would study while his father King Philip was away under the direction of his mother. Olympias took dramatic public action to guerntee Alexander success to the throne. As I stated previously, Alexander success wasn’t for sure due to the fact the king could marry again and have son. In turn if the kings favor that child more Alexander and his mother would lose everything. Both Alexander and his mother thinking were identical, making sure that Alexander would obtain the…show more content…
He arranged his daughter Cleopatra (Alexander sister) to her uncle King of Molossia, (Olymipas brother). King Philip wanted this to be the grandest celebration. King Philip made it an international event joining the two counties, together in wealth and power (Tritle). This was done to show off the newly restored union of the royal families. With all the planning King Philip was doing her his daughter wedding his assassins were planning to make their move on that day of celebration. The assassin was said to be Pausanias, a former body guard to the king. Pausanias was killed shortly after the Kings death. There was no way of knowing if Pausanias acted alone. It was mentioned that Alexander and his mother was behind the plot to have King Philip killed since they had the most to gain. In the end those rumors faded away because Alexander was the only male heir that King Philip produced. Less than two years later, Alexander departed on his first adventure to Asia. This was a trying time for his mother because they have never been apart. At this time Alexander had to begin to prove himself that he could rule his people (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great). This all happened around 336 BC. It has been stated that Alexander would not have had his position without his father achievements. It was King Philip that was the one to expand the foundations of his empire. Alexander’s troops
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