Presentation Day 6

Alexander the Greats Conquest
* Formal Name: Alexander III of Macedon (born in macedon)
* Born in 356 BC
* Died at 32 years old
* Ruled many places
* Most battles were against Persia
* Never lost a battle
* His horse's name was Bucepalus which means ox head
* He died in Babylon
* Several possibilities to his death
   - Alcohol poisoning 
   - Syphilis
   - Fever
   - Malaria

QUESTIONS:
1. Where was he born? What was his actually name? Alexander III of Macedon (born in macedon)
2. What was is horses name? Bucepalus
3. What were some reasons he died? Alcohol poisoning, Syphilis, Fever, Malaria

Homer
* Greek poet
* Known mostly for Iliad and Odyssey
* Legend has it he is blind
* Some people think that the Greeks just made him up to make the story's sound cooler
   - But nobody once to believe that because thats what we have known for
     so long
   - He also made the stories more interesting because he was blind and yet made things so big
* People thought Homeric Hymns were made by Homer, but recent evidence says otherwise

QUESTIONS:
1. What was Homer known for? Iliad and Odyssey
2. Why did people think that he made the stories more interesting? he was blind and yet made things so big
3. What did people thought Homer could have also wrote? Homeric Hymns