As a civilising influence - imagining that Greek style city-states would help establish Greek culture and habits.
To bring Greek culture to the conquered Persian Empire.
he wanted technology and industry,cities and a strong government achicken
about 70 cities were named after Alexander the great
Tyre - to gain control of the Levant coastline to neutralise the Phoenician fleet. Alexandria - to neutralise the Egyptian fleet. Persepolis to eliminate the Persian capital. Babylon - to establish as his own capital, dominating the Fertile Crescent.
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No one other than the father of the mighty Alexander the great, Philip II! Philip originally conquered Greece - after his assassination, his son Alexander (born in 356 BC in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia) had to fight a handful of battles to re-establish control, as many Greek cities took the opportunity to revolt.
City of Alexandria/Egypt?
The main purpose of the U.S. Constitution is to establish the basic rights of all American citizens and to to establish how the government works.
Robert Alexander Lindsay has written: 'The soul of cities'
Over the course of his conquests, Alexander founded twenty cities that bore his name, hence these cities became centers of culture and diversity.
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