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Hildreth Mike Hildreth: King Minos and the Minotaur [|Mike's Link]  King Minos was king of Crete, and he was also the son of Zeus, the most powerful Greek god. The Minotaur was a half-man half-bull combination that would usually reside in a labyrinth. The people of Athens did not like Minos that much. They got mad at him and offered a deal. The king of Athens said that if he goes and slays the minotaur alone, Athens would supply the Minoutar with enough boys and girls to keep it happy. King Minos's dad longed him not to go. He went there, killed the minotaur, and came back a hero.

Alexander The Great http://history.boisestate.edu/WESTCIV/alexander/ http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/AncientMacedonia/AlexandertheGreat.html http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/GREECE/ALEX.HTM

The son of King Phillip was Alexander the Great, the king of Macedonia around 340 BC. He was an excellent military leader, who conquered many strong empires, including an extremely strong empire, the Persian Empire. He was probably one of the most strongest and important military leaders of all time. He was also very intelligent; the Greek philosopher Aristotle was his personal tutor. When Alexander was 16, his father King Phillip died and Alexander was in power. As time went on, and he achieved more victories, he had soon conquered almost all of southern Asia, and some of Africa.

Alexander The Great http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/arrian-alexander1.htm This speech convinces Alexander's Army to fight their hardest and give every battle 100%. He re-assures them that His Army is the best army in the entire world, and that they will never lose a battle. He says that it would not be fair for his soldiers to do all the work and have alexander recieve all the credit, which is why he fights in the wars. He also tells soldiers to stay true with him, because of all of the places he had captured. Overall, this speech is a motivational speech designed to keep his warriors on task, and loyal to him and their country. The Battle Of Marathon http://www.livius.org/man-md/marathon/marathon.html The Battle of Marathon was a battle that originated from the Persian ruler,[|Darius the Great], who wanted to take over Greece by fighting a army of Athenians. The Athenians won, an amazing achievement, and had sent a messenger to spread the news back to Athens. He ran himself to death, running over 25 miles in a short while. His last word was "Nike" the Greek word for Victory.
 * according to: http://faq.macedonia.org/history/alexander.the.great.htm, Alexander The Great Ruled from 326- 323 B.C."**
 * according to: http://www.sikyon.com/sparta/history_eg.html, Alexander had other tutors as well as Aristotle