In Alexander's army it has been a great struggle fighting so many people and walking all this way to conquer new lands. We have conquered Egypt, Persia, Greece, and parts of India. Although he is tough, Alexander is a great leader. Did you know he fought in his own battles even when he first became king? Well he did. He has also brought down many uprisings in places such as Thrace and Illyria. He was taught by Aristotle, which means he must be intelligent. That must contribute to the making of battle plans and other ways of ruling the empire. Another reason us soldiers consider him great is because when he conquers new land, he will not burn down their temples or churches, so that they can still honor their religion. After taking over Egypt, citizens of Egypt considered him a pharaoh! Can you imagine?? Alexandria, the city in Egypt he named, is the most extravagant city i've seen in my life.
Dear Diary,
Have you heard of the Hellenistic culture? You probably have considering it is probably all over the world right now. Well, its a mixture of Egyptian, Indian, Greek, and Persian culture. It's great for our empire because it spreads the other cultures around the world, while expanding our empire as well. I do not believe that the blending of cultures will hurt the empire in any way, at least i hope it won't. I'm sure the mixing of cultures will spread as we move along conquering new territory.
Cleopatra ruled ancient Egypt as a co-regent for three decades. First with her two brothers and then with her son. She was the dominant ruler of Egypt for all three decades. that, alone, earns her the title of "great", especially during her time. She became the last in a dynasty of Macedonian rules rounded by Alexander the Great's general, Ptolemy, who was her husband and co-ruler. Cleopatra was such a great woman because she was very well educated and spoke several languages, which was rare even for men at that time. She was known, back then, for having relations with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. For the most part, Cleopatra was strictly business. Everyone under her rule and even people who weren't under her rule, knew that she would do anything she could to get what she wanted. Although that doesn't seem like a characteristic for someone who is considered great, i do believe that she did it for the better of her empire, which is truly great.
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I really liked that you compared Alexander to a woman. All the people i was thinking of doing where men. I also found it interesting that she was married to one of Alexander's generals.
ReplyDeleteI really liked that you compared Alexander to a woman. All the people i was thinking of doing where men. I also found it interesting that she was married to one of Alexander's generals.
ReplyDeleteIn some of my research i found that he did burn/ destroy some of the places the he conquered, such as the Massaga, he murdered all of the people there and reduced their buildings to ruble.
ReplyDeleteIn some of my research i found that he did burn/ destroy some of the places the he conquered, such as the Massaga, he murdered all of the people there and reduced their buildings to ruble.
ReplyDeleteI really liked that you compared Alexander to a woman. All the people i was thinking of doing where men. I also found it interesting that she was married to one of Alexander's generals.
ReplyDeletei liked how you mentioned the fact that he fought his own battles! that was a really interesting fact. i also liked how you chose cleopatra because many people chose to do men as their compare and contrast topic and you chose a woman and that is cool because it shows how great of leaders women can be too!
ReplyDeleteI also really enjoyed this blog. I especially liked your description of him as a soldier... "Although he is tough, Alexander is a great leader." This captured a lot (of what i think) about him.
ReplyDeleteI didn't think "Alexander the Great" was great, ill be honest...mainly because he burnt down houses and stuff, but this has made me think that, that is just war.
"Another reason us soldiers consider him great is because when he conquers new land, he will not burn down their temples or churches, so that they can still honor their religion."
This sentence made me realize that.