History

Alexander The Great

Mihai Negrean

04 Oct 2021 — 1 min read

Alexander The Great was one of the most successful kings of Macedon. He conquered Persia and Greece and set up one of the largest empires in the ancient world.

Alexander The Great became king at 20, when his father was murdered by one of his bodyguards. The future king was tutored by Aristotle. After he became king, Alexander conquered Greece and then had an even better idea. Why stop in Greece if he could conquer Egypt too? And why stop in Egypt if he could also have Persia?

After Alexander amassed a huge army, he conquered Egypt, and legend tells that he founded the city of Alexandria, but that might have been constructed after his death. He then attacked Persia and came out on top, now having a large chunk of its territory. His campaign ended when his troops, exhausted and starved, would not follow him any longer and he had to go back South.

After the Persian campaign, Alexander went back to Babylon and while he was there, he caught a fever while in a mosquito-infested swampland. He died of the fever, ordering his troops to the very end.

I think the secret of Alexander the Great's success was that he cared about his army, he fought in the front lines with them and shared the spoils fairly.

Odysseus' Character

Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, played a crucial role in the Greek victory at Troy by devising the strategy of the Trojan Horse, which allowed Greek soldiers to infiltrate and ultimately defeat Troy. After the war, Odysseus's journey home was filled with challenges, as shown in “The Odyssey.

Mid-Atlantic and Southern Colonies

New York and New Jersey New York and New Jersey were initially settled by the Dutch, who established New Netherland in the early 17th century. The English seized control in 1664, renaming New Amsterdam to New York in honor of the Duke of York. New Jersey was named after the

Political and Social Reform

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there was much unrest because of falling crop prices in the global market and increased prices for machines to farm the crops, as well as unfair work hours, dangerous working conditions, child labor, and monopolies. Agricultural troubles led to the creation of

A Wrinkle in Time, Summary and Analysis

Madeline L'Engle (1918-2007) was an American author of children's literature who is best known for writing the novel A Wrinkle In Time, for which she won the Newbery Medal. She wrote A Wrinkle in Time in 1959 while living in New York. Many of her works

Read more

Odysseus' Character

Mid-Atlantic and Southern Colonies

Political and Social Reform

A Wrinkle in Time, Summary and Analysis