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[clayton ballentine]

Alexander Empire Builder

Setting the stage the Peloponnesian War severely weakened several Greek city-states. This rapid decline in there military and economic power. To make matters worse in the 50 years after Sparta defeated Athens in 404BC, the two city-states continued to fight each other. In the nearby kingdom of Macedonia, King Phillip III took note. King Phillip dreamed of first taking control of Greece. Then Phillip planed to move against Persia and seize its vast wealth. Phillip also hoped to avenge the Persian invasion of Greece in 480 BC.

Phillip builds Macedonia’s power
Just north of Greece, the kingdom of Macedonia had rough mountains and cold climate. The Macedonians were a tough people who lived in mountain villages rather than city-states. The Macedonian language was related to Greek. Most Macedonian nobles thought of themselves as Greeks. The Greeks, however, looked down on the Macedonians as uncivilized foreigners who had no great philosophers, sculptors, or writers. They did however, have an important resource in there shrewd and fearless kings.

Phillip’s power In 359 BC, Phillip II became king of Macedonia. Though only 23 years old, he quickly proved to be a brilliant general and a ruthless politician. Phillip transformed the rugged peasants under his command into a professional army. He organized his troops into Phalanxes that were 16 men across and 16 men deep. Phillip used this heavy Phalanx formation armed with 18-foot pikes to pave the way for Calvary strikes though enemy lines. Once this phalanx had broken though, Phillip used the fast moving Calvary to crush his disorganized opponents. When he first used these tactics against northern opponents who had invaded Macedonia, Phillip’s powerful army proved unbeatable. Within a short time, he was preparing to invade Greece.

Conquest of Greece The Athenian orator Demosthenes (dee-MAHS-thuh-NEEZ) tried to warn the Greeks of the threat Phillip and his army posed. He urged them to unite against him. However, the Greeks cities could not agree on any single policy. Finally in 338 BC, Athens and Thebes-two Greek city-states-joined forces against Phillip. By then it was too late. The Macedonians soundly defeated the Greeks at the battle of Chaeronea (KAIR-uh-NEE-uh) .Phillip 18-year-old son Alexander led a successful Calvary charge that helped win the battle. The defeat at Chaeronea ended Greek freedom and independence. The city-states retained self government in local affairs. However, Greece itself remained firmly under the control of a secession of foreign powers-the first of which was Phillip’s Macedonia. Although Phillip planned to invade Persia next, he never got the chance. At his daughters wedding in 336 BC, a former guardsman stabbed him to death. With the support of the army, Phillip’s son Alexander immediately proclaimed himself as king of Macedonia. Because of his accomplishments over the next 30 years, he became known in history as Alexander the great.
this is only a sample of my book

[clayton ballentine]

Ancient Rome

Setting the stage Rome grew rapidly, and growth brought political, economic, and social changes. Some leaders attempted reforms, but the republican government was unable to deal with the problems caused by these changes.

Expiation creates problems in the republic
The Punic wars and Rome’s increasing wealth and expanding empire brought many problems. The most serious was the widening gap between rich and poor. Rich land owners lived on huge estates called latifundia. Many of these estates had been created by occupying conquered lands and by taking farms left unattended by solders serving in the army. Romans had made slaves of thousands of captured people during the wars. These slaves where made to work on the latifundia. By 100 BC, slaves formed perhaps one-third of the population. Small farmers found it difficult to compete with the large estates run by slave labor. Some could not afford to repair the damage caused by Hannibal’s invasion. They sold there lands to wealthy land owners. Many of these farmers, a huge number of whom were returning solders, became homeless and jobless. Most stayed in the countryside and worked as seasonal migrant laborers. Some headed to Rome and other cities looking for work. The landless and unskilled in the cities found new jobs. They joined the ranks of the urban poor, a group that totaled about one forth of Roman society. While wealthy Romans became corrupted by money and luxury, discontent between the slaves. Resentment also grew among the poor. Class tensions planted the seeds of the republic’s collapse.

A voice from the past
The savage beast have there…dens…, but the men who bear arms and expose their lives for the safety of there country, enjoy…nothing more in it but the air and light…and wander from place to place with there wives and children.

[ShadesPanther]

sorry to ask but, are you writing a book? or are you just showing this too us?

(I'm not trying to be rude or sarcastic I just don't know why you posted it)

[Gregoshi]

Hello clayton. Welcome to the Org.


As ShadesPanther asked, are you writing a book? Give us a little background on your project.

BTW clayton, if you see Richard Petty, tell him I said "Hi". I'm a big fan of his. I'm not sure if Kyle still lives there, but if you see him, pass along my well wishes to him too.

[clayton ballentine]

thank you Gregoshi. and yes i am writting a book e-mail me for futher info about my book. only if you want extra info i am only a teen but i know a ton about history. i took a collage history test and made a 98 on it and i am only 15 can you belive it. a 98 that is better than most collage people can do and i did not even use a book i just thought i could tell you WOW! you guys have spell check ths rocks!

[clayton ballentine]

Hello clayton. Welcome to the Org.


As ShadesPanther asked, are you writing a book? Give us a little background on your project.

BTW clayton, if you see Richard Petty, tell him I said "Hi". I'm a big fan of his. I'm not sure if Kyle still lives there, but if you see him, pass along my well wishes to him too.

i will tell richerd you said hey and did you know he has started something called victory juntion gang camp for kids with life threting illnesses.

[Gregoshi]

clayton, what time period, culture or part of the world are you writing about? So far, from what you wrote above, it looks like Greek/Roman times. Who is the target audience for your book? The novice? The (amateur?) historian? At the age of 15, what makes you want to write a book? That is not something high on the priority list of your typical 15 year old. It seems I'm conducting an interview. I don't mean to, it just isn't everyday someone new pops into our forums and says "hello, I'm writing a history book!".

And I do know about Victory Junction and the reason for its existence. I was quite saddened when Adam Petty was killed a few years back. He seemed like a nice young man full of potential.

[clayton ballentine]

clayton, what time period, culture or part of the world are you writing about? So far, from what you wrote above, it looks like Greek/Roman times. Who is the target audience for your book? The novice? The (amateur?) historian? At the age of 15, what makes you want to write a book? That is not something high on the priority list of your typical 15 year old. It seems I'm conducting an interview. I don't mean to, it just isn't everyday someone new pops into our forums and says "hello, I'm writing a history book!".

And I do know about Victory Junction and the reason for its existence. I was quite saddened when Adam Petty was killed a few years back. He seemed like a nice young man full of potential.

well i love history that is what motivates me, my audiance is the world, it is a high priority, and i don't mind answering any questions that you guys ask

[clayton ballentine]

The rise of Christianity

Setting the stage the worship of roman gods was impersonal, practiced without a great deal of emotion. Priest used sacred rites to intercede on behalf of worshipers. A new religion called Christianity, born as a movement within Judaism, emphasasized the personal relationship between god and people. It attracted many Romans.

Jews come under roman rule
Roman power spread to Judea, the home of the Jews, around 63BC. At first the Jewish kingdom remained independent, at least in name. Jewish kings ruled the representatives of Rome. Some Jews allied with the Romans and accepted there plans to “Romanize” Jerusalem. The ruler Heriod, for example, was a Romanized Jew. His loyalties were divided between Rome and the Jewish people, but he ruled with an iron hand and angered many Jews. When he died, the Jews began a revolt against Roman influence that lasted for ten years. Rome finally took control of the Jewish kingdom and made it the providence of Judea in AD 6.
In an attempt to restore order in Judea, the Romans gave control of the religious matters and local affairs to the Jewish court called the Sanhedrin. Jews where divided into two major Factions. One group, called the Zealots, wanted to rid there homeland of the Romans. Another group believed the Messiah, or savior, was soon to appear according to biblical tradition, god promised that the messiah would restore the kingdom of the Jews.

here is the latest i have done.

[clayton ballentine]

The decline of the Roman Empire

Setting the stage in the 3rd century AD, Rome faced many problems. They came both from within the empire and from the outside. Drastic economic, military, and political reforms would be needed to hold off collapse.

A Century of Crisis
Historians generally agree that the Roman Empire began its decline at the end of the reign of the Five Good Emperors. The rulers that followed in the next century had little or no idea of how to deal with the problems facing the empire. Most, like Aurelius’ son Commondus, were brutal and in competent. They left the empire greatly weakened

this is all i can show because i only want to give you a sample of the book.

[Gregoshi]

Tease! Keep us updated on the progress of your book clayton. Good luck!

[clayton ballentine]

Tease! Keep us updated on the progress of your book clayton. Good luck!

thanks

[clayton ballentine]

if anyone wants to help me write my book then pm me

[clayton ballentine]

if you want a copy of the cover e-mail me you have got to see the cover

[The Wizard]

The decline of the Roman Empire

Setting the stage in the 3rd century AD, Rome faced many problems. They came both from within the empire and from the outside. Drastic economic, military, and political reforms would be needed to hold off collapse.

A Century of Crisis
Historians generally agree that the Roman Empire began its decline at the end of the reign of the Five Good Emperors. The rulers that followed in the next century had little or no idea of how to deal with the problems facing the empire. Most, like Aurelius’ son Commondus, were brutal and in competent. They left the empire greatly weakened

this is all i can show because i only want to give you a sample of the book.

Hmm.. true, but not entirely. The view of the decline starting from Commodus onward comes from the 19th century. It's partially correct, yes.

Roman power started declining in the 3rd century, because of internal struggles. The result was the so-called 'Crisis of the Third Century', where Roman power collapsed completely. However, at the end of the century, Roman power was restored by such emperors as Aurelian. Rome was once again the greatest power in the world, and its frontiers restored. Later, Constantine the Great even reoccupied the Dacian salient!

However, the line of good emperors lasted for a shorter while this time, and Roman power declined at the end of the 4th century due to the greater and greater rift between East and West, and a series of weak emperors, internal war, and the loss of control over soldiers resulted in the downfall of the West.

I trust you'll include this in your book?

Also, it would be advisable to include a little more depth in your book. Or are these all just little samples?

P.S. I'm 16, and back when I was 10 I scored 13th grade (in other words, college level) for history on my Iowa-test



~Wiz

[clayton ballentine]

Hmm.. true, but not entirely. The view of the decline starting from Commodus onward comes from the 19th century. It's partially correct, yes.

Roman power started declining in the 3rd century, because of internal struggles. The result was the so-called 'Crisis of the Third Century', where Roman power collapsed completely. However, at the end of the century, Roman power was restored by such emperors as Aurelian. Rome was once again the greatest power in the world, and its frontiers restored. Later, Constantine the Great even reoccupied the Dacian salient!

However, the line of good emperors lasted for a shorter while this time, and Roman power declined at the end of the 4th century due to the greater and greater rift between East and West, and a series of weak emperors, internal war, and the loss of control over soldiers resulted in the downfall of the West.

I trust you'll include this in your book?

Also, it would be advisable to include a little more depth in your book. Or are these all just little samples?

P.S. I'm 16, and back when I was 10 I scored 13th grade (in other words, college level) for history on my Iowa-test



~Wiz

well that was a duke university test i did witch by the way duke is the #1 collage in the USA

[The Wizard]

Well, that's great! Always good to see interest and discourse involving history.



~Wiz

[clayton ballentine]

Well, that's great! Always good to see interest and discourse involving history.



~Wiz

i love to see people learn history so much i am currently teaching history at my school

[Gregoshi]

Why do I suddenly feel like a moron? (I mean, besides the obvious reason that I am) Sorry, I'll let you historical geniuses continue...

[clayton ballentine]

Why do I suddenly feel like a moron? (I mean, besides the obvious reason that I am) Sorry, I'll let you historical geniuses continue...

you are not a moron

[Adrian II]

i love to see people learn history so much i am currently teaching history at my school

Judging by the website where your texts are coming from, you have a lot of help from Dominique and other guys involved in your 'World History Project'.

Your text on Alexander Empire Builder was written by young master Lane, yet your passage about Rome was written by young master Ford. You must all be very good friends to borrow each others' texts without quotation marks...

[clayton ballentine]

they must have copied me or eles this is a bizzar couesedence because i am not using there website besides you have to remember this is only samples.

[Adrian II]

they must have copied me or eles this is a bizzar couesedence because i am not using there website besides you have to remember this is only samples.

There is nothing wrong with ambition, Clayton Ballantine, and you shouldn't be ashamed of your ambition to cover all of world history. But if it turns out that you have, perchance, copied the work of others, I think you should reconsider your project. Don't give it up though, and don't give up History - if pursued in honesty, it'll last you a lifetime.

[clayton ballentine]

There is nothing wrong with ambition, Clayton Ballantine, and you shouldn't be ashamed of your ambition to cover all of world history. But if it turns out that you have, perchance, copied the work of others, I think you should reconsider your project. Don't give it up though, and don't give up History - if pursued in honesty, it'll last you a lifetime.

please don't ever do that agian because i hate it when people question my knowloge and when people call me a lier i take it that is what you where doing

[Don Corleone]

Clayton, relax. Nobody's calling you a liar. Nobody theorized history all on their own. But part of the rules of the intellectual community is that when you publish somebody else's idea, you have to give them credit. The only exception to this is so-called 'common knowledge'. In order for an idea to be 'common knowledge', you have to find the same idea published in at least three different sources. What's more, whenever you're using other people's ideas to supplement your own work, you should paraphrase what they're saying... take their words and mold them to what it is YOU are getting out of them. Again, even if you paraphrase, be sure to give credit where credit is due.

[clayton ballentine]

Clayton, relax. Nobody's calling you a liar. Nobody theorized history all on their own. But part of the rules of the intellectual community is that when you publish somebody else's idea, you have to give them credit. The only exception to this is so-called 'common knowledge'. In order for an idea to be 'common knowledge', you have to find the same idea published in at least three different sources. What's more, whenever you're using other people's ideas to supplement your own work, you should paraphrase what they're saying... take their words and mold them to what it is YOU are getting out of them. Again, even if you paraphrase, be sure to give credit where credit is due.

listen this is to all of you who think he is telling the truth i am probubly using the sam books they are i only use famous book and 5 of them are old and new school books ok so STOP SAYING I BROKE COPYRIGHT LAWS AND THAT I AM ALSO TAKING CREDIT FOR WORK THAT IS NOT MINE IF SOMEONE ELES POST SOMETHING LIKE THIS AGIAN THEN WE CAN GET US A JURY OF 3 HERE AT THE FORUMS AND WE WILL LET THE JURY DECIDE!!!!!!!!!!

[clayton ballentine]

don't call me a lier agian!!!!!!!

[Gregoshi]

Well said Don.

Let's be cool about this folks. clayton has asked for help in writing his book, so he obviously feels the need since this is probably his first attempt as such an undertaking. Let's try to be a little supportive at the moment.

And clayton, you can help by calming down or this is going nowhere fast and I'll have to close the thread.

[clayton ballentine]

Well said Don.

Let's be cool about this folks. clayton has asked for help in writing his book, so he obviously feels the need since this is probably his first attempt as such an undertaking. Let's try to be a little supportive at the moment.

And clayton, you can help by calming down or this is going nowhere fast and I'll have to close the thread.

ok i will calm down please don't close it and thanks for helping you need a forum police and a forum court just a suggestion i once saw a forum with those

[Adrian II]

ok i will calm down please don't close it and thanks for helping you need a forum police and a forum court just a suggestion i once saw a forum with those

That's alright, Clayton Ballentine. We have a forum police, he is called Gregoshi and we abide by his wisdom and decisions. If I am not needed here anymore, I consider the matter closed and I wish you good luck.