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'He conquered all of Greece and Sparta when his father died and he was left in charge of hid kingdom.'
^^ Was the first answer. Which is, without meaning to be to rude, incorrect in so many ways.
Ancient Greece was not a country in the modern sense, it was a loose collection of city-states, of which Sparta is not separate. Sparta is only one of these states, although a prominent one; along with Athens, Thebes, Macedonia and Corinth.
Phillip II King of Macedon (Alexander's father) Was the main driving force in gaining Alexander's control of 'Greece'. He interceded (on the side of Thebes) in the 'Sacred War' declared by the "Oracle at Delphi". After winning this War he became the head of the Council in Thessaly, giving him great political power. After Philip II was assassinated Alexander took control of Macedon although he lost control of Thessaly and the alliance with Thebes and Athens. These two states rose up in arms against the "boy king" and blocked the two passes into Boeotia.
Alexander then called upon his engineers from the mines to cut a passageway along the seaward facing side of the mountain range and then manoeuvred his shocktroops (known as 'shieldsmen') behind the armies camped in the pass, forcing them to surrender (due to being surrounded) at which point he took control of the Council like his father. He then went on to establish the "pan-Hellenic" league at Corinth of which he was voted "First-Commander". All of the Greek states joined this league which was his plan to invade Anatolia (and then much of Asia) to free the Greeks there from Persian oppression. Sparta never joined this league (unlike the first answer claims) and remained neutral.
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∙ 9y agoAlexander the great came to power after his father Phillip of Macedon died. Alexander then went on to conquer Greece, Asia Minor, the Persian Empire, parts of Egypt and parts of India. His intelligence and his skill on the battle field helped him gain and maintain power.
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∙ 10y agoHis father Philip II of Macedonia was assassinated. As his elder brother Arrhidaeus was disabled from an attempted poisoning, Alexander was acclaimed King of Macedonia by the citizens in assembly.
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∙ 9y agoHis father Phillip II king of Macedonia had achieved dominance of Greece as well. He was assassinated and his youngest son Alexander was acclaimed by the Macedonians as king, as his elder brother had been disabled by a poison attempt to assassinate him too.
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∙ 11y agoThere was no Greek empire - Greece comprised several hundred independent city-states. There was a Macedonian Empire led by Alexander, who took over from his father Phillip II when he was assassinated.
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∙ 12y agophuck u... thats how he did it
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∙ 12y agoBecause he is cool
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that's what I'm trying to figure out lol.
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What ruler became king at age 20 took control of all the greek city-states and expanded the rule of Greece to the edges of India?
Alexander The Great took control of all the greek city-states and expanded the rule of Greece to the edges of India. - Answer: Alexander The Great Your Welcome! :)
Who conquered all of Greece?
Philip II and his son Alexander the Great
How were Philip II and Alexander able to control all of Greece?
Most soldiers at the time of Alexander were only part time, which means that when there were no wars the soldiers were farmers or land owners. Philip made his army full time soldiers. This allowed him to train his army over long periods of time. This is only 1 of the reasons Philiip and Alex conquered Greece though...
What Macedonian king unified Greece?
they all liked men and made children together
Who was the first king of Greece?
Alexander the Great. There where other kings before him in Greece, but they where all kings of their perticular country. Alexander was the first King to bring all the countries in Greece under one ruler.
What ruler became king at age 20 took control of all the greek city-states and expanded the rule of Greece to the edges of India?
Alexander The Great took control of all the greek city-states and expanded the rule of Greece to the edges of India. - Answer: Alexander The Great Your Welcome! :)
Why was it impossible for one ruler to rule ancient Greece?
It was not impossible, Philip of Macedon and his son Alexander the Great ruled all of Greece (and all of the known world in Alexander's case).
Who conquered all of Greece around 330bc?
alexander the great
Who was first king to conquer all of Greece?
I believe that the first person to rule all of Greece was Alexander the Great from Macedonia.
Who conquered all of Greece?
Philip II and his son Alexander the Great
How did Alexander become the greatest?
he conquered all the world known to Greece
What are all the countries that had control over Greece?
nothing
Before he unified all the Greeks under his control Alexander the Great was ruler of what state?
The Hellenic (Greek) world was not unified. It was a collection of city-states, some of which formed leagues in self-defence. Alexander's father conquered many of them in mainland Greece, and was made hegemon (leader) but still did not unify them in any sense of a central government or being king. He was King of Macedonia and Hegemon of Greece. On his assassination, his son Alexander was acclaimed King of Macedonia by its army, and he assumed the Hegemony of Greece in his father's place.
How were Philip II and Alexander able to control all of Greece?
Most soldiers at the time of Alexander were only part time, which means that when there were no wars the soldiers were farmers or land owners. Philip made his army full time soldiers. This allowed him to train his army over long periods of time. This is only 1 of the reasons Philiip and Alex conquered Greece though...
Who was the first king of Greece?
Alexander the Great. There where other kings before him in Greece, but they where all kings of their perticular country. Alexander was the first King to bring all the countries in Greece under one ruler.
What Macedonian king unified Greece?
they all liked men and made children together
Who received Greece and Macedonia following Alexander the greats death?
Antipater. In 324 BC, Alexander ordered the Antipater to lead fresh troops into Asia, while Craterus, in charge of discharged veterans returning home, was appointed to take over the regency in Macedon. When Alexander suddenly died in Babylon in 323 BC however, Antipater was able to forestall the transfer of power. In the treaty of Triparadisus (321 BC), Antipater participated in a new division of Alexander's great kingdom. He appointed himself supreme regent of all Alexander's empire and was left in control of Greece as guardian of Alexander's son Alexander IV and his disabled brother Philip III.
