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Who built one of the greatest cities of the ancient world and named it after himself?
Alexander the Great
How many new cities did Alexander found?
70
Who declared himself a living god?
It was Alexander the Great from ancient Athens. He counquered many place's known to man in ancient Athens.
What empire and temples did Alexander the Great build?
Alexander didn't build an empire - he took over a ready-made one from Persia, making it his own. He build over 70 Greek-style cities theoughout the empire from Egypt to Central Asia (modestly naming half Alexandria after himself), to try to convert those he saw as barbarians to Greek culture. These cities all had temples as part of the culture-planting.
Who was Alexander and how did he conquer his empire?
Alexander was king of Macedonia. He invaded the Persian Empire and in a 10 year campaign took it over for himself.
Why do you think Alexander name to so many cities after himself?
So when people live there, they think about Alexander.
What cities didn't Alexander the great name after himself?
All of the cities that aren't called Alexandria.
What did Alexander often do when he established new cities?
name them after himself like alexanderopolis
How many cities were named Alexandria in honor of Alexander the great?
about 70 cities were named after Alexander the great
What general left Greece and conquered many lands creating a large empire including 16 cities named after himself?
Alexander the Great.
Who built one of the greatest cities of the ancient world and named it after himself?
Alexander the Great
Who named cities after himself?
Pretty much everybody who had the power to. Probably the champion city-namer-after-himself, though, was Alexander of Macedonia, who at one point had over a dozen cities named "Alexandria".
What was the name given to cities by Alexander the Great?
He modestly named half (over 30) Alexandria after himself.
How many new cities did Alexander found?
70
Why did Alexander name himself as a god?
Alexander? The only Alexander i know is Alexander the great and he was looked at by many as a god.
What is the city named after Alexander the Great?
Alexandria. He modestly named over 30 cities after himself, and one after his horse.
How many continents did Alexander the Great take over?
I think two... no, one. If you mean the whole continent, then one continent. He did name cities after himself like Alexandria and Alexandropolis.
