Women played a major role on the domestic front<span>during World War II by </span><span>(4) taking jobs in the defense industry.</span>
Alexander the Great was famous for his military power and is a legendary figure in history.
Much of what we know about Alexander the Great is unreliable and steeped in myth; a lot of these mythologies were used by Alexander’s successors.
In the Kingdom of Thrace, during the reign of Lysimachus—a successor of Alexander the Great who lived from 361 BCE to 281 BCE—an interesting coin was issued. This coin, which featured the head of Alexander the Great with ram’s horns on either side of his crown, was issued in the ancient city of Parium, in the northwestern region of modern-day Turkey. The horns were the symbol of the Egyptian god Amun—or Zeus, who is often conflated with Amun—from whom Alexander claimed descent. Flanked with these godlike horns, Alexander attained the status of a deity.
Silver coin; left, front,, head of Alexander the Great wearing the horns of Zeus Ammon; right, back, seated Athena.
Silver coin; left, front,, head of Alexander the Great wearing the horns of Zeus Ammon; right, back, seated Athena.
Silver coin; left, front,, head of Alexander the Great wearing the horns of Zeus Ammon; right, back, seated Athena. Image credit: British Museum
Surprisingly, Alexander himself did not issue coins with his own image; his successors did. Why would his successors refer back to their deceased predecessor as they established new empires? The reason is that Alexander the Great was—and still is—a powerful symbol of power, military genius, and conquest, whether or not this description of him is historically accurate. His image, name, and legendary power remained resonant—and politically visible—long after his death.
Henry Ford besides being an industrialist, an American automobile manufacturer, he was someone who liberated the middle class. He lived like he preached. An important way Henry Ford transformed American society was the vision he had that took him to create the famous model T vehicle; he had made the people´s car. Another way was that he believed in good wages, which made him pay his employees decent wages that allowed them to afford to buy what they made. All of this meanwhile Henry Ford had built his empire from scratch. Ford rose from the ground with hard work and dedication. He impersonated the American Dream. Henry represented the result of working hard and doing well by the people that took you there.
