Shelby Morris

History 134
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Alexander the great was an extraordinary leader and has a various impact in ancient
Greek society and culture. The way that he was loved by his family and the people said a huge
deal about his character. He was a magnificent ruler and fought and won many wars that
contributing to the growth of the ancient Greek empire. He died and there was a tomb built in
honor of him. This tomb is still well known and still being searched for today.
Who is Alexander the great you may ask, He was one of the kings of Macedonia.
He was born in 356 BC in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia. His father was Phillip II king
of Macedonia, and Olympias, the princess of neighboring Epirus. "Alexander the Great
(Alexander of Macedon) Biography. When he was 13, Philip hired the Greek philosopher
Aristotle to be Alexanders personal tutor. Aristotle taught Alexander science, medicine, and
philosophy, all of which became of importance in Alexanders later life. When Alexander was 16
his father Phillip II left him temporary power to rule the kingdom while he invaded Thrace. This
taught Alexander a great deal of how to be a leader which he then used when he became king.
Alexander died in June 323 BC.
Alexander the great was a very big family man so we say these days. He was born
in 356 BC to King Phillip II and Queen Olympias. His mother lived 375316 B.C.E. Also his
father who was murdered lived 382336 B.C.E. He had two siblings as stated in
Geni_family_tree. They were Cleopatra, Princess of Macedonia. He also had half siblings and
they were Ptolemy I Soter, Pharaoh of Egypt; Europa; Caranus; Cynane; Thessalonica of
Macedonia and 1 other unknown named. He married six woman and they were, Barsine; Statira
II, Princess of Persia; Roxana, Princess of Bactria and Parysatis II. With his six wives he only
bared two children. They were Heracles of Macedonia and Alexander IV Aegus.

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Alexander the great was not passed down being a king by his father. He accepted
the task after his father Phillip II was murdered by one of his body guards. Alexanders first taste
of being a king was when we was 16. All of his childhood he watched his father Phillip II win
battle after battle. Which then he reflected back to when he was temporary king at 16 while his
father was away. During this time the Thracian tribe of Maedi bordering north-eastern
Macedonia rebelled and posed a danger to the country. Alexander assembled an army, led it
against the rebels, and with swift action defeated the Maedi, captured their stronghold, and
renamed it after himself to Alexandropolis. Two years later in 338 BC, Philip gave his son a
commanding post among the senior generals as the Macedonian army invaded Greece
Alexander the Great (Alexander of Macedon) Biography. Alexander then had a part in
becoming king. As told in the website World Biography." Alexander the Great Biography
After his father's death Alexander sought the approval of the Macedonian army for his bid for
kingship. The generals agreed and proclaimed him king, making Alexander the ruler of
Macedon. In order to secure his throne, Alexander then killed everyone who could have a
possible claim to the kingship. As a ruler Alexander defeated the Persians at the Battle of
Gaugamela.
Alexander died in June 323 BC, Greatly written in the website Alexander the
Great (Alexander of Macedon) Biography he contracted a high fever after attending a private
party at his friend's Medius of Larisa. As soon as he drank from the cup he shrieked aloud as if
smitten by a violent blow. The fever became stronger with each following day to the point that
he was unable to move and speak. The Macedonians were allowed to file past their leader for
the last time before he finally succumbed to the illness on June 7, 323 BC in the Macedonian

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month of Daesius. Alexander the Great, the Macedonian king and the great conqueror of Persian
Empire, died at the age of 33 without designating a successor to the Macedonian Empire. The
Empire fell apart at his death. The Greek culture that Alexander introduced in the East had barely
developed.
After Alexander the great died his body was apart negotiations between Perdiccas,
Ptolemy I Soter and Seleucus I Nicator. The body, however, was hijacked en route by Ptolemy I
Soter. Ptolemy initially buried Alexander in Memphis. In the late 4th or early 3rd century BC
Alexander's body was transferred from Memphis to Alexandria, where it was reburied.
Alexander the greats tombs location is unknown. Many have tried to find it but none have been
successful. There have been a recorded 140+ search attempts for Alexander's tomb. Mahmoud
el-Falaki, who compiled the map of ancient Alexandria, believed Alexander's tomb is in the
center of Alexandria, at the intersection of the Via Canopica (modern Horreya Avenue) and the
ancient street labeled R5. In 1850 Ambroise Schilizzi announced the discovery of alleged
Alexander's mummy and tomb inside the Nabi Daniel Mosque in Alexandria. This was later
found to be false. According to one legend, the body lies in a crypt beneath an early Christian
church.
Alexander the great was a great ruler and a great influence of ancient Greek
society. He was buried in a very legendary tomb that till this day has been searched for by 140+
archaeologists. But all attempts were found false or unsatisfactory.

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