Primary Source 1
The Macedonian Army Before the Battle of Gaugamela
by Quintus Curtius
Document
“Possibly, Lord, you may not be pleased with my telling you the truth; but if I don’t do it now it will be too late afterwards. Gold and purple glitter in every part of your army, which is so very splined that those who have not seen it could have no idea of it’s magnificence. But the soldiers who make up the Macedonian army, terrible to see and bristling with arms, do not amuse themselves with such idle show. Their only care is to form their battalions in a regular manner and cover themselves closely with their bucklers(shields) and pikes (long spears). Their phalanx is a body of infantry which fights without flinching and keeps so close in it’s that the soldiers and their arms form an impenetrable wall. In a word, every single man among them is so well trained that, at the least signal, they can make every motion of the art of war.”
by Quintus Curtius
Document
“Possibly, Lord, you may not be pleased with my telling you the truth; but if I don’t do it now it will be too late afterwards. Gold and purple glitter in every part of your army, which is so very splined that those who have not seen it could have no idea of it’s magnificence. But the soldiers who make up the Macedonian army, terrible to see and bristling with arms, do not amuse themselves with such idle show. Their only care is to form their battalions in a regular manner and cover themselves closely with their bucklers(shields) and pikes (long spears). Their phalanx is a body of infantry which fights without flinching and keeps so close in it’s that the soldiers and their arms form an impenetrable wall. In a word, every single man among them is so well trained that, at the least signal, they can make every motion of the art of war.”
Primary Source 2
The Macedonian Soldiers Refuse to Go On
by Quintus Curtius
Document - describes the fears of the Macedonian troops as they reach India
“But when the Macedonians, who believed that they had already encountered every danger, knew that a fresh war with the most warlike nations of India still remained, they were struck with sudden fear and began again to upbraid the King (Alexander) with mutinous language; that after being compelled to cross the Ganges and the regions beyond it, they had nevertheless not ended but only shifted the war. They were exposed to unconquered nations in order that at the cost of their blood they might open a way for him to the ocean.”
by Quintus Curtius
Document - describes the fears of the Macedonian troops as they reach India
“But when the Macedonians, who believed that they had already encountered every danger, knew that a fresh war with the most warlike nations of India still remained, they were struck with sudden fear and began again to upbraid the King (Alexander) with mutinous language; that after being compelled to cross the Ganges and the regions beyond it, they had nevertheless not ended but only shifted the war. They were exposed to unconquered nations in order that at the cost of their blood they might open a way for him to the ocean.”
Primary Source 3
Alexander’s Aims
by Arrian
Document
“As for the exact thoughts in Alexander’s mind, I am neither able nor concerned to guess them , but this I think I can state, that nothing common or mean would have been his intention; he would not have remained content with any of his conquests, not even if he had added the British IsLes to Europe; he would always have searched beyond for something unknown, and if there had been no other competition, he would have completed against himself.”
by Arrian
Document
“As for the exact thoughts in Alexander’s mind, I am neither able nor concerned to guess them , but this I think I can state, that nothing common or mean would have been his intention; he would not have remained content with any of his conquests, not even if he had added the British IsLes to Europe; he would always have searched beyond for something unknown, and if there had been no other competition, he would have completed against himself.”
Primary Source 4
Alexander the Great and the Burning of Persepolis
by Joshua J. Mark
www.ancient.eu/article/214/
article
February 23 , 2011
In the year 330 BCE Alexander the Great conquered the Persian capital city of Persepolis, and after looting it’s treasures, burned the great place and surrounding city to the ground, Persepolis had been known in antiquiteas Parsa and the name ‘Persepolis’ meant the same in Greek. The city and great palace were built in 518 BCE by Darius the Great who made it the capital of the Persian Empire and began to house there the greatest treasures, literary works and works of art in all the empire.
by Joshua J. Mark
www.ancient.eu/article/214/
article
February 23 , 2011
In the year 330 BCE Alexander the Great conquered the Persian capital city of Persepolis, and after looting it’s treasures, burned the great place and surrounding city to the ground, Persepolis had been known in antiquiteas Parsa and the name ‘Persepolis’ meant the same in Greek. The city and great palace were built in 518 BCE by Darius the Great who made it the capital of the Persian Empire and began to house there the greatest treasures, literary works and works of art in all the empire.
Primary Source 5
Alexander the Great
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great
Article
Alexander iii the Great, the King of Macedonia and conqueror of the Persian Empire is considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. He was inspiration for later conquerors such as Hannibal the Carthaginian, the Romans Pompey and Caesar, and Napoleon. Alexander was born in 356 BC in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia. He was son of Philip ii, King of Macedonia, and Olympias, the Princess of neighboring Epirus.
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great
Article
Alexander iii the Great, the King of Macedonia and conqueror of the Persian Empire is considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. He was inspiration for later conquerors such as Hannibal the Carthaginian, the Romans Pompey and Caesar, and Napoleon. Alexander was born in 356 BC in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia. He was son of Philip ii, King of Macedonia, and Olympias, the Princess of neighboring Epirus.
Primary Source 6
Alexander
by Plutarch
http://classics.mit.edu/Plutarch/alexandr.html
Biography
Written 75 A.C.E
Plutarch wrote the lives of Alexander the King and of Caesar, by whom Pompey was destroyed.
by Plutarch
http://classics.mit.edu/Plutarch/alexandr.html
Biography
Written 75 A.C.E
Plutarch wrote the lives of Alexander the King and of Caesar, by whom Pompey was destroyed.
Primary Source 7
Alexander the Great Alexander of Macedon
www.historyofmacedonia.org/AncientMacedonia/AlexandertheGreat.html
Biography
Alexander the Great, the King of Macedonia and conqueror of the Persian Empire is considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. He was inspiration for later conquerors such as Hannibal the Carthaginian, the Romans Pompey and Caesar, and Napoleon. Alexander was born in 356 BC in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia. He was son of Philip ii, King of Macedonia, and Olympias, the princess of neighboring Epirus.
www.historyofmacedonia.org/AncientMacedonia/AlexandertheGreat.html
Biography
Alexander the Great, the King of Macedonia and conqueror of the Persian Empire is considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. He was inspiration for later conquerors such as Hannibal the Carthaginian, the Romans Pompey and Caesar, and Napoleon. Alexander was born in 356 BC in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia. He was son of Philip ii, King of Macedonia, and Olympias, the princess of neighboring Epirus.
Primary Source 8
Alexander the Great
www.biography.com/people/alexander-the-great-9180468
Biography
Alexander the Great served as King of Macedonia from 336 to 323 B.C.. During his time of leadership, he united Greece, reestablished the Corinthian League and conquered the Persian Empire. Alexander the Great was in the Pella region of Macedonia on July 20, 356 B.C., to parents King Philip ii of Macedonia and Queen Olympia. Alexander received his earliest education under the tutelage of Leonideas.
www.biography.com/people/alexander-the-great-9180468
Biography
Alexander the Great served as King of Macedonia from 336 to 323 B.C.. During his time of leadership, he united Greece, reestablished the Corinthian League and conquered the Persian Empire. Alexander the Great was in the Pella region of Macedonia on July 20, 356 B.C., to parents King Philip ii of Macedonia and Queen Olympia. Alexander received his earliest education under the tutelage of Leonideas.
Primary Source 9
Alexander the Great
John Gunther
Book
Sterling Publishing Company, 2007
Some say he was the greatest warrior in history, building an empire that extended from Europe to Africa and on to India and Central Asia. In a stirring narrative, famed historian John Gunther tells the story of Alexander the Great who at age 21, became King of Macedonia. Set off on a 12-year Journey to conquer the known world and extend the boundaries of Greek civilization. Gunther takes us from ALexander’s boyhood to his victory on the Persian Empire.
John Gunther
Book
Sterling Publishing Company, 2007
Some say he was the greatest warrior in history, building an empire that extended from Europe to Africa and on to India and Central Asia. In a stirring narrative, famed historian John Gunther tells the story of Alexander the Great who at age 21, became King of Macedonia. Set off on a 12-year Journey to conquer the known world and extend the boundaries of Greek civilization. Gunther takes us from ALexander’s boyhood to his victory on the Persian Empire.
Primary Source 10
Alexander the Great
Nigel Cawthorne
Biography & Autobiography
Haus Publishing, 2004
Alexander lived a life of mythical proportions. He modelled himself on Achilles and slept with a copy of the Iliad, annotated by Aristotle, his teacher, under his pillow. Unrivalled by any historical military figure, he conquered the Mediterranean, Persia. By the time he died at the age of 33 he had introduced Greek civilization to the world.
Secondary Sources
Secondary Source 1
Alexander the Great
website
Article
http://historyofmacedonia.org/IndependentMacedonia.html
Alexander is a legacy because his life as king which began when he was only 20 years old. He inspired many conquerors and its said that he was a military genius and that makes sense because of the fact he conquered so many areas and his empire was huge. With his father being king while he was young he would watch and pay attention to all of the strategies he used and all of his plans. In all truth he must have been the greatest conqueror of his time.
Secondary Source 2
Alexander the Great
Website
Article
http://www.biography.com/people/alexander-the-great-9180468#death
Alexander's death made his whole empire fall apart. There were other cultures that used his idea's and thrived off of his empire as a side affect. This so called ''side affect'' from these different cultures made there success part of his legacy. He died at the age of 32 years old and just a few months later his wife Rhoxana gave birth to their son.
Secondary Source 3
Alexander the Great
Website
Article
www.livescience.com/39997-alexander-the-great.html
Alexander had many great accomplishments. He conquered land from Balkans to India which happened while he was the king of Macedonia. Before he was king he also had many accomplishments. Him taming the horse, Bucephalus at the age of 13 years old, and defeating the Thracian people at the age of 16 years old are the two of many accomplishment at an early age. That should be a sign that he was going to have much success in which was true.
Secondary Source 4
Alexander the Great
Website
Article
www.livius.org
Some of the many accomplishments Alexander the Great planned to do were, uniting Greece, conquering Persia, and many other things. Most of the things he had wished to accomplish were by the time that he had died. Even before his kingship when he was 16 years old that was something that was done at an early age and he wasn't even king so that shows he is a good heir for his father.
Secondary Source 5
Alexander the Great
Website
Article
www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/alexander-the-great
Alexander the Great was thought to be a ''Divine child of the gods". He might as well have been considering the fact that he was so successful during the little bit of time he got to rule over Macedonia. This all happened with in a 12 year period.
Secondary Source 6
Alexander the Great
Website
Article
www.britannica.com/.../Alexander-the-Great
It is said that a young noble assassinated his father. Apparently his name was Pausanias. He was one of the kings own guards. Historians say that they think Alexander and his mother had something to do with this assassination. It took place during the weeding of Phillip II and Cleopatra's wedding.
Secondary Source 7
Alexander the Great
Website
Article
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great
Alexander the Great's death is assumed to have happened by many things. Alcohol poisoning was one of the many.
Secondary Source 8
Alexander the Great
Website
Article
www.bbc.co.uk/.../alexander_the_great....
Secondary Source 9
Alexander the Great
Textbook
Article
Glencoe World History (Florida Edition)
Alexander the Great created the Hellenistic World. The Hellenistic World was the era when Alexander was the King of Macedonia and was conquering a lot of land. Alexander did have other plans of other places to conquer. These plans were cut short because of his death. He died at the age of 32 years old.
Secondary Source 10
Alexander the Great
Website
Article
www.ancient.eu/Alexander_the_Great/
Alexander the Great was the heir of his father Phillip II and during the kingship of Phillip II other than him creating a new military style but the empire hadn't grew. For the most part you could say that Alexander had accomplished much more than his father. He started of at the age of 20 and his kinship only lasted 12 years. That says that he was more focused.
Nigel Cawthorne
Biography & Autobiography
Haus Publishing, 2004
Alexander lived a life of mythical proportions. He modelled himself on Achilles and slept with a copy of the Iliad, annotated by Aristotle, his teacher, under his pillow. Unrivalled by any historical military figure, he conquered the Mediterranean, Persia. By the time he died at the age of 33 he had introduced Greek civilization to the world.
Secondary Sources
Secondary Source 1
Alexander the Great
website
Article
http://historyofmacedonia.org/IndependentMacedonia.html
Alexander is a legacy because his life as king which began when he was only 20 years old. He inspired many conquerors and its said that he was a military genius and that makes sense because of the fact he conquered so many areas and his empire was huge. With his father being king while he was young he would watch and pay attention to all of the strategies he used and all of his plans. In all truth he must have been the greatest conqueror of his time.
Secondary Source 2
Alexander the Great
Website
Article
http://www.biography.com/people/alexander-the-great-9180468#death
Alexander's death made his whole empire fall apart. There were other cultures that used his idea's and thrived off of his empire as a side affect. This so called ''side affect'' from these different cultures made there success part of his legacy. He died at the age of 32 years old and just a few months later his wife Rhoxana gave birth to their son.
Secondary Source 3
Alexander the Great
Website
Article
www.livescience.com/39997-alexander-the-great.html
Alexander had many great accomplishments. He conquered land from Balkans to India which happened while he was the king of Macedonia. Before he was king he also had many accomplishments. Him taming the horse, Bucephalus at the age of 13 years old, and defeating the Thracian people at the age of 16 years old are the two of many accomplishment at an early age. That should be a sign that he was going to have much success in which was true.
Secondary Source 4
Alexander the Great
Website
Article
www.livius.org
Some of the many accomplishments Alexander the Great planned to do were, uniting Greece, conquering Persia, and many other things. Most of the things he had wished to accomplish were by the time that he had died. Even before his kingship when he was 16 years old that was something that was done at an early age and he wasn't even king so that shows he is a good heir for his father.
Secondary Source 5
Alexander the Great
Website
Article
www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/alexander-the-great
Alexander the Great was thought to be a ''Divine child of the gods". He might as well have been considering the fact that he was so successful during the little bit of time he got to rule over Macedonia. This all happened with in a 12 year period.
Secondary Source 6
Alexander the Great
Website
Article
www.britannica.com/.../Alexander-the-Great
It is said that a young noble assassinated his father. Apparently his name was Pausanias. He was one of the kings own guards. Historians say that they think Alexander and his mother had something to do with this assassination. It took place during the weeding of Phillip II and Cleopatra's wedding.
Secondary Source 7
Alexander the Great
Website
Article
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great
Alexander the Great's death is assumed to have happened by many things. Alcohol poisoning was one of the many.
Secondary Source 8
Alexander the Great
Website
Article
www.bbc.co.uk/.../alexander_the_great....
Secondary Source 9
Alexander the Great
Textbook
Article
Glencoe World History (Florida Edition)
Alexander the Great created the Hellenistic World. The Hellenistic World was the era when Alexander was the King of Macedonia and was conquering a lot of land. Alexander did have other plans of other places to conquer. These plans were cut short because of his death. He died at the age of 32 years old.
Secondary Source 10
Alexander the Great
Website
Article
www.ancient.eu/Alexander_the_Great/
Alexander the Great was the heir of his father Phillip II and during the kingship of Phillip II other than him creating a new military style but the empire hadn't grew. For the most part you could say that Alexander had accomplished much more than his father. He started of at the age of 20 and his kinship only lasted 12 years. That says that he was more focused.