Alexander the Great

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This paper explores the life of Alexander the Great, first defining Alexander the Great at the apex of his philanthropy and the nadir of tyranny. The paper also examines all the definitions this king of Macedonia had to fulfill in between. The writer believes that Alexander was able to accomplish much in the relatively short time of his military career and bestowed greatness on the world at the time and after.

Contents:
Introduction
Political and Military Impositions on Philanthropy
Religious and Cultural Toleration
Cultural and Governmental Assimilation
Reforms in Finance
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Thus, as Alexander advanced deeper into Asia, taking the Achaemenid Empire into his hands, he was continually faced with the tricky problem of how to balance his role as the "Lord of Asia" (for the Persians) and as the conquering general (for his fellow Greeks back home). In all that he attempted, he may have been divided not so much by all that he wanted to be, but by all that others expected him to be. In Macedonia, he was a quasi-constitutional king who was expected to honor the customary rights of other Macedonians."

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