Yes, it did.
Persian Empire
Persia
Iran was then called Persia, it had a great empire, and Alexander conquered it.
It gave him an empire.
He defeated Persia and took over its empire for himself.
During Alexander's successful invasion, Persia was not conquering anything, it was on the defensive.
Alexander the Great defeated the Persian empire
Alexander the Great conquered it and turned it into an empire of his own.
Alexander III, king of Macedonia, had conquered Persia, Syria, Phoenicia, Egypt, Bactria, Bukhara, and the Punjab.
Darius the Great king of Persia. This empire was taken over by Alexander the Great. 'Great' minds think alike.
There are many things that Alexander the great did to strengthen or weaken the economy of a city he conquered. Some of these things include stretching out his empire and fighting various battles with Persia to break their power.
Cyrus the Great was the founder and first king of Achaemenid Persia. Darius was the son-in-law of Cyrus and was the third king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, ruling the empire at it's greatest.