Alexander the Great
Tanaya Jones, Krishawna Benard, Trinity Jones
- He changed history forever
- He remarks to be bold and impudent because he was only a youth
- His horse allowed him to lead it
- His horse became to weak and old to battle and he switched to a stronger horse
- His horse didn't allow anyone to ride it unless it was Alexander
- King Philip and Olympia's son
- He arrived at Thebes with more than 30,000 and hoped to convince the Thebes for peace.
- Marched south 240 miles to the gates of the Thebes to crush the rebellion
- Stunned at the rebellious attitude of the Thebans and was determined
- Treated some of the rebels with compassion
- Egyptians welcomed Alexander more as a savior than an invader
- A woman killed his general and he decided to spare her life because he admired her courage
- Alexander and his force arrived in Egypt in 332 B.C.E
- Historians believed that he wanted to confirm that he was the true son of Zeus
- Divided his forces into 3 groups
- Scared there elephants and they ended up destroying Porus's forces
- 21 when he was king
- He believed the new city located on the Egyptian coast could develop into in important port and trade center
- He decided where the marketplace and the temples should be located
- Also decided which god should have which temple
- Rewarded his bravery by granting Porus's wish to rule Indian territory
- His military campaign against the Persian Empire was brutal and relentless
- His chief strategy was often to create a line of troops heavily armed with javelins and spears, or phalanx, and change directly at the enemy
- showed respect for the conquered Persians
- Treated the people and territories he conquered cruel and disrespectful manner