You've got your empires mixed. It was the Macadonian Empire of Alexander the great that was divided into three after Alexander's death in 323 BC.
The Persian Empire ceased to exist after Alexander the Great took it over. It became the Macedonian Empire. After his death it was divided into the Hellenistic Kingdoms by the generals who succeeded him. These kingdoms included Macedonia, Egypt, Syria and others in Asia Minor and Greece.
Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire over ten years from 334 BCE, however he did not destroy it, but rather turned it into an empire of his own. After his death, his generals divided it up amongst themselves and created what we today call the Hellenistic Kingdoms.
It was taken over by Alexander the Great as a Macedonian Empire. After his death it was divided up by his generals who established Hellenistic Kingdoms - Egypt, Syria-Babylon, Asia Minor, (and Macedonia).
Huayna's decision to have the empire divided after his death was so that his two son's could both rule after his death.
It was progressively swallowed up by Alexander the Great, and on his death was divided up between his generals into the Hellenistic Kingdoms and given a veneer of Greek culture.
The Persian Empire ceased to exist after Alexander the Great took it over. It became the Macedonian Empire. After his death it was divided into the Hellenistic Kingdoms by the generals who succeeded him. These kingdoms included Macedonia, Egypt, Syria and others in Asia Minor and Greece.
He took over the Persian Empire by conquest. He passed it on as unfinished business to his generals after his early death, and they divided it amongst themselves, and after much fighting it settled down to the Hellenistic (= like Greek) kingdoms of Egypt, Macedonia, Pergamon and Syria.
Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire over ten years from 334 BCE, however he did not destroy it, but rather turned it into an empire of his own. After his death, his generals divided it up amongst themselves and created what we today call the Hellenistic Kingdoms.
It was taken over by Alexander the Great as a Macedonian Empire. After his death it was divided up by his generals who established Hellenistic Kingdoms - Egypt, Syria-Babylon, Asia Minor, (and Macedonia).
Huayna's decision to have the empire divided after his death was so that his two son's could both rule after his death.
It was progressively swallowed up by Alexander the Great, and on his death was divided up between his generals into the Hellenistic Kingdoms and given a veneer of Greek culture.
Great spoils for the Macedonian conquerors who, after Alexander's death, divided the empire amongst themselves and formed kingdoms of their own in Egypt, Syria-Mesopotamia, Asia Minor and mainland Greece.
Alexander conquered Egypt, Macedonia, and the Persian Empire.
Alexander conquered Egypt, Macedonia, and the Persian Empire.
Alexander the Great took over the Persian Empire. After his early death his generals divided the empire into kingdoms of their own. We today call them the Hellenistic kingdoms (= like Greek).
His empire was divided by the Treaty of Verdun (843) after the death of his son, Emperor Louis I , among Louis's three sons. The empire thrived.
His generals who divided and took over his empire which we call the Hellenistic Kingdoms - Ptolemy in Egypt, Seleucis in Syria and the east, and Antigonus in part of Asia Minor.