17:46 ooo T-Mobile LTE K 3. Alexander the Great... Page ALEXANDERTHE GREAT: HERO

Question

17:46 ooo T-Mobile LTE K 3. Alexander the Great... Page ALEXANDERTHE GREAT: HERO, HUMANITARIAN, OR MANIAC? by Timothy E. Gregory INTRODUCTION Alexander the Great isby all historical accounts one of the most influential fgures of history. He was the son of Philip ll.theKing of who coaquered Greece in 33s BC. eut was assassinated soonthereafter. Alexanderthus became king at de age of 33 BC and at the age of twenty he set ofrto conquer the known world In a series of lightning campaigns he conquered the Persian Empire that had untilthen been invincible, and in a certain sense he avenged Greece for the carlier Persian He marched through Asia Minor, Symia Egypt, Mesopotamia and Persia,coequering before him. In monumental battles ha defeated the Persians a Granicus BC.Issus 333 BCA and Gaupamela (131 BC. He drove his soldiers on, crossing the mountains and desers of oentral Asia, until he reached the borders of Indiao26 BCAThere he finally turned back,retreating to Babylon, where he established his coun AaBabylon he had time organize his new empire, and thi makes it a but impossible to know how he would have been as a ruler, inscad odaconguero. Anter his death Alexander's empire apart and was ruled byhissuccessors, Macedonian generals who became kimp of acak. Most of these rulers ooetinued Alexander's policies of toleration and ral Alexander's remarkable military success made him a legend, already in his ewn time and accomplishments certainly changed the direction of history athevery least his conquests provided for anch blending between the cultures of the Greeks and those of ancient Mesopotamia and Iran. H status and his sudden and mysterious death, however, have made it difficult tocharacterize and understand Alexander. Added tothis is the nature of our sources, most which were arinen hundreds of years after Alexander's own time. Was Alexander afar-sighted and talented advocate of the idcaof the ofall mankind? or wasbe simply military bully, an imperialist mad with ideas of his own importance and a desire power Added to these views, cach of which has been held by modem historians, are those that see Alexander as somehow defective, perhaps ill from akoholism certain degree, insane. You should seek to understand the nature of the rear Alexander. as he is revealed in the primary sources, although you hould realize that even de primary sources cannot be expected to provide areall accurate of this remarkable individual. Page 1 of 7 Courses Calendar To Do Notifications Messages

Explanation / Answer

Tarn sees Alexander as a symbol of humanity and courage. He presents these two qualities one by one throughout his writing. According to him, Alexander lived by promoting brotherhood and he is responsible for changing the civilization of the world. Alexander left behind a strong impression in history for the people who wants to live life in harmony and braveness.

He created a medium which helped people to enter west asia easily and made people to accept a common form of religion called christianity. His efforts are the ones which made people's life easier. He inspired his men to form an ideal state to rule.

Colonialism : Colonialism has never been idealised by alexander. Britain's idea of colonizing nations and looting all their wealth and collecting taxes from them, recklessly killing people for its own gains were never been an idea of alexander. A funny example to quote this statement is that, in Pakistan, there is a tree which was arrested by a british police officer by suspecting that it moved towards him to attack. The officer was not in his senses because of alcohol. That tree is still living with tied chains all around.

Britain's colonization can never be boasted for worldly achievements. They may be influenced for a leadership qualities in Alexander but they never promoted harmony in the regions they ruled.

Badion on the other hand explains about the brutality of Alexander and the suspecting tensions prevailed in his court. His views are not in the pattern of justification of what alexander did. He says that Alexander is responsible for two brutal murders as he tortured Parmenio's son to find the remaining traitors in his court.

Related Questions

Navigate

• Browse (All)
• Browse 1
• Subjects

---

---

Integrity-first tutoring: explanations and feedback only — we do not complete graded work. Learn more.