Alexander the Great: What Makes one Great?
Christian Quintero
AX9-2
December 5th 2013
Thesis: Alexander was great because he demonstrated leadership, an ability to conquer, and the ability to spread Greek culture everywhere he went.
Introduction
Hook about Greatness
Explanation of BCE time and area
Thesis
Early King
Family History
Aristotle
Unified Greece
Early Conquests
Battle of Tyre
Overview of Battle
Emphasis on intellect
Emphasis on leadership
Conquest
Conquests
Egyptian Conquest
Persian Conquest
Babylonia
Conclusion
Legacy
Alexander's end of campaign
Death
Alexander The Great: What Makes One Great?
"Oh thy son look thee out to a kingdom equal to and worthy of thyself for Macedonia is to little for thee." These are the words spoken from the mouth of Philip II of Macedon. He was the father of Alexander and he said this the day Alexander tamed a horse named Busephulus at just the age of 13. It was a horse nobody else could tame.
Niketerion (victory medallion) bearing the effigy ...
The Battle of Issus, the decisive moment.
English: Philip II of King of Macedon, Ny Carlsber...Alexander the Great is looked at today mostly for the reputation that he earned on the battlefield. Born In 356 BCE to king Philip II, today his fame is measured by the amount of land conquered. That is hard to ignore especially considering the time it was done in. In ancient times, it was considered impossible to even think of an entire empire ruled by one man.. But True greatness does not only fall on actions. Alexander did win many battles, he was famous for never losing one as well, but the man left behind a legacy of a richer Greek culture and a more unified empire. The great difference between those who are great and are not is also usually in the way they went about doing the deeds. As John Greene will argue in a crash course video of Alexander, "I think...