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=ALEXANDER THE GREAT =

WHO?
Alexander the Great was the son of Queen Olympias and King Phillip the second. He was born in 356 BC in Macedonia. When Alexander was a boy his father schooled him in the art of war, soon after that at the age of sixteen he commanded his first troops in combat. Two years later in 338 BC Alexander commanded a large portion of his fathers army, that won the Battle of Chaeronea and gave control to all of Greece to Macedonia. At the age of 20 Alexander inherited the throne due to his fathers death. With the throne he also got a highly trained and disciplined vetren army, organized around units of pike men trained with sarissas, a sarissas is a 4-7 meter long pike, used in ancient Greek and Hellenistic warfare (to find out more about what Alexander the Great inherited go to [|http://www.carpenoctem.tv/military/alex.html).] Alexander the Great is well known because he conquered more than half of the known world during his lifetime.But in the end Alexander died at the age of 32 in Babylon 324 BC.In result after his death, Alexanders governors of different places fought among themselves for the control of the Empire. By 311 BC the empire slipt into in demented city states.But one of Alexanders greatest known battles is the Battle of Issus. -Evelina-

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WHAT?
Alexander the great was a great leader and a fearless fighter he had many battles such as the battle of Issus, he also was one of the most great of all hero's he had many great battles and won it was like he was a god. He led vast army's to a great battle, called the Battle of Issus this was one of many battles Alexander the great took part in.

WHEN?
The war of **Issus** started in 334 BC and ended in 333 BC. ~Stefan

WHERE?
The Battle of Issus took place by the Pinarus River. Which is on the south eastern side of the Mediterranean Sea. -Evelina-

WHY?
The Battle of Issus started because Alexander the Great want to conquer the whole world. -Evelina-

HOW?
Alexander the Great defeated the Persian army with his great leadership and quick thinking to new threats and by taking them to and changing them to his advantages. While the Persian King Darius, had 300 000 men armed and ready to fight. Alexander had 100 000 men.Even though the numbers were on Darius side, Alexanders quick thinking got him and his men on the road to victory. Alexander marched bravely to meet his opponent by the River Pinarus. 100 000 Greeks faced 300 000 Persians. In other words they were out numbered. Alexander commanded his army to attack the Persians left. Soon the Persians left was defeated. Alexander next moved on to the right wing to the center to help out, this caused Darius to retreat since he was in the center, and then the rest of the Persian army soon gave away. -Evelina-

Alexander's won the war by having an great skilled army that was disciplined and worked hard for their king. Leonard

Alexander also won the war by having a good strategy (attacking the left side of there army because they weren't protected on the left wing)  ~Stefan

FACTS
-Did you know that in the Battle of Issus, Alexander had 75 000 men and Darius, Alexanders opponent had 600 000 men? -Did you know that Alexander married twice for political reasons? -Did you know that after Alexander the Great died his son Alexander the fourth was born? - Did you know that Achilles became Alexander's model. -Evelina-

~Stefan
 * ~ Born || July 20th, 356 BC ||
 * ~ Birthplace || Pella, Macedon ||
 * ~ Died || June 10th, 323 BC (age of 32) ||
 * ~ Place of death || Babylon ||
 * ~ Predecessor || Philip II ||
 * ~ Successor || Alexander IV ||
 * ~ Issue || Alexander IV ||
 * ~ Father || Philip II, Macedon ||
 * ~ Reign || 336-323 ||

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media type="youtube" key="bfdPEuRkSqU&hl=en" height="355" width="425" Alexander The Great Documentary Video ~Stefan

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This is a picture of Alexander and his troops in battle


This is Alexander the Great

This a map of the empire of Alexander the Great



This is a picture of ancient Greece

Learning Log
April 16 Yesterday I learned that Alexander the Great commanded his first troops at the age of sixteen. -Evelina-

April 16 At the age of 20 he was king and he was king for 12 years and died at the age of 32 (>*_*)>--duggan-<(*_*<)

April 17 Alexander's parents are Queen Olympias and King Philip the second Leonard

April 17 Alexander was born July 20th 356Bc and died 323 BC (July 10th) Stefan

Alexander was king by age 20 leonard

Things to do

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 * < Who ||< Evelina ||< Done ||
 * < What ||< Duggan ||<  ||
 * < When ||< Stefan ||< Done ||
 * < Where ||< Harry ||< Done ||
 * < Why ||< All ||<  ||
 * < How ||< Leonard ||< Done ||
 * < Facts ||< All ||< Done ||

Sites that can help
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great http://www.carpenoctem.tv/military/alex.html http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/8740/Alexander.htm http://history.boisestate.edu/WESTCIV/alexander/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Issus

http://www.richeast.org/htwm/Greeks/Issus/Issus.html  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarissa http://www.crystalinks.com/greekwars.html http://www.ancientbattles.com/Issus/Issus.htm


PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THIS GROUP WE ARE DOING THE BATTLE OF ISSUS (334) <span style="color: rgb(197, 13, 13)">Alexander the Great command the Battle of Issus. The Battle of Issus was one of the most important Battles that Alexander commanded. <span style="color: rgb(197, 13, 13)"><span style="color: rgb(163, 0, 0)">Hi People we have to start on our What, When, Why, Where, Who, and How! <span style="color: rgb(163, 0, 0)"><span style="color: rgb(197, 13, 13)">They are due on Monday. So we have to hurry up!

We need to Finish - Why - What** This page was made by Evelina, Stefan, Duggan,Leonard and Harry
 * We have to finish on Friday April** **25th