Alexander "The Great" (356 - 323 B. C.) King of Acquisitions and Mergers His Childhood Alexander was born in 356 B.C. His father was, Philip, the King of Macedonia and his mother was Olympias, daughter of King Neoptolemus I of Epirus (Albania). Philip was very proud of his son Alexander, ...

Alexander the Great was born into the kingdom of Macedonia in 356 B.C. as the son of Queen Olympias and King Philip II. From the day of birth, Alexander was prepared for military rule. Alexander, as a royal, was educated by one of the top successors in Greek history, Aristotle, who was a fa...

The death of Alexander the Great is still shrouded in mystery to this day. Many historians have made attempts to explain exactly what had happened, but have come to many contrasting conclusions. The undoubted is that Alexander was poisoned, but we do not exactly know why. The most justifiable and...

At the young age of twenty years old, Alexander the Great became king of Macedonia. In several ways, he was prepared to rule by his father, who took his son with him on several military campaigns and gave him control of the cavalry at the significant battle of Chaeronea. "After his father's assass...

Alexander The movie Alexander was about a man named Alexander who conquered many lands in his lifetime. Alexander was the son of the king of Macedonia, King Phillip, although his mother continuously told him that the Greek god Zeus was his true father. As a young boy Alexander was determined to...

Who is "Great"? In history there are few people who can be termed "Great" and even fewer who deserve to be called so. Alexander, the son of King Phillip of the Macedonians, was one of these truly "Great" people. He not merely ruled the largest know empire, was declared ...

Alexander The Great was one of the greatest emperors and leaders of the world. In fact, he was the only emperor to be called, "The Great." He had studied under a great Greek Philosopher, Aristotle, who taught Alexander literature, science, medicine, philosophy and to speak and write well. Alexander ...

Three Great Philosophers What makes a civilization great? It depends on the tools, the laws, class structures, religions, and government. However, it also depends on the way an individual thinks and how their way of thinking could contribute to improving society. In ancient Greece, there lived thre...

Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher, was born in 384 BCE in Stagira, in Thrace, at the northern end of the Aegean, near Macedonia.. His father, Nicomachus, was the personal physician to Amyntas II, king of Macedonia. In 367 BCE at the age of eighteen Aristotle was sent to Athe...