If the all and mighty Alexander the Great died without leaving any heirs to the thrown or really any plans, at first I wouldn’t know what to do. This great powerful leader who defeats and conquers the Persian Empire and also many other large city states has just died. But the ironic thing is that he didn’t die in war, and he also was not assassinated by one of his many fellow enemies. Instead, he died from a fever. Of course, everyone else from that time who praised and worshipped Alexander the Great was very surprised. Astounded would actually be a better term to describe the people of Alexander’s empire. Who would have thought that he would die at such a young age? Then when the shock decreased a fair amount all of his generals were left power hungry, each and every one of them wanting to replace Alexander the Great. And from then on everything that Alexander the Great created and built for the Greeks was demolished over time. However if I was living back in the time when Alexander the Great died, I would have handled his death differently. For one I think that there should have been an election so all the Greek citizens could vote for who they thought was the best replacement for Alexander the Great. Then whoever got the most votes would be the Greek’s new leader. Personally, I think that would have been much more successful compared to all of his generals just striving to gain power.
I like how you made the connection between our time and Alexander's time. The response was very appropriate because you put yourself into Alexander's shoes and explained your answer with good supporting facts. Keep up the hard work.
ReplyDeleteVery nice on keeping up to date with your blog! you connect class topics with your blog posts very well. Keep up the great work!
ReplyDeleteI loved it. It was acurate and helped me see what he was really maybe thinking. You could have maybe looked into his generals and see how they ended up dividing it and why. Could you think of a better way? Also, about the Hellenistic views that emerged as a result. Could that have been stoped or changed?
ReplyDeleteLinks that might help:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis
http://www.livius.org/aj-al/alexander/alexander17.html
http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/ch12dis.htm