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Who unified the Persian Empire after his father had established it?
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Darius the Great consolidated the Persian Empire after it had been established by his father-in-law Cyrus the Great and his brother-in-law Cambyses II.
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What was Alexander's goal when he became ruler of Greece?
He continued his father Philip's plan to take over the Persian Empire.
Where part of Alexander's empire was never part of the Persian Empire?
Only the Greek states of the Hellenic League (also called the League of Corinth by historians) which was a federation of most of the Greek states created by Alexander's father, Philip II of Macedon, and were vassals of Macedon, and the Kingdom of Epirus (in western Greece), an ally, had never been part of the Persian Empire. Even Alexander's own kingdom of Macedon, had been part of the Persian Empire. It had been a vassal state of the Persians for nine years (512-493 B.C.) and was conquered by the Persians in 492 B.C. and remained a fully subordinated part of the Persian Empire for thirteen years. The Thracian tribes Alexander's father, Philip II, had conquered had also been part of the Persian Empire
What are the reasons Alexander built an empire?
He had immense vanity and ambition, like his father Philip II of Macedonia. After Philip was assassinated on the eve of his departure for Asia to take on the Persian Empire, Alexander took over and carried out his father's project successfully.
How was the Persian empire weakened?
King Xerxes tried to carry on his father Darius I's attempt to establish an ethnic frontier by subjugating mainland Greece, as the mainland Greek states were fomenting rebellion in the Greek states in Asia which were under Persian control. He lost, and Athens established an anti-Persian league which dominated the eastern Mediterranean. Although the internal fighting in the Greek world subsequently eroded the strength of the Greek states, and Persian gold was able to buy influence in them, the rise of Macedonia, and Philip II's and then Alexander's control of Greece tipped the balance of power against Persia. Alexander took the empire's Mediterranean coastline and so removed the Persian fleet, and as on land Persia's military forces were unable to match the power of Macedonian-Greek forces, he was able to defeat them in three major battles, and so take over the Persian Empire.
What was the cause of the invasion of the Persian Empire?
Having subdued his opponents in mainland Greece and elected Hegemon of Greece, Phillip II of Macedon wanted to stop the Persian interference in Greek affairs and exact payback for the Persian invasions in the 5th Century BCE (and incidentally of course gain an empire). He was assassinated before he set out, and his son Alexander carried out his father's plan.
Which came first Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian Empire or Greece?
Alexander's father Philip II of Macedonia established control of mainland Greece and planned to conquer the Persian Empire. He was assassinated before he left to do this, and his son Alexander took over the task.
What were long lasting effects from Persian Wars?
Over a century after the Persian Wars Persia became a juicy target for Macedonia after it had established dominance over the Greek city-states. The Persian Empire was conquered by Alexander and divided up into Hellenistic Kingdoms by his successors, and these in turn were taken over by the Roman Empire.
When did Alexander finally realize his father's dream of conquering the Persian Empire?
His Persian Empire conquest took place 334-326 BCE.
When did Alexander the Great start his empire?
In 336 BCE after his father's death, when he took over his father's plan to conquer the Persian Empire.
What empire did Alexander the Great determine to conquer?
The Persian Empire - he inherited the plan from his assassinated father Philip II.
King Darius and Xerxes were leaders of what empire that was a threat to Greek freedom?
They were leaders the Persian Empire. Darius was the father of Xerxes. Darius led the Persians in the first Persian war, while Xerxes led the Persians in the second Persian war.
Where did Alexander the Great plan to conquer?
He followed his assassinated father Philip's plan to take over the Persian Empire.
What was Alexander's goal when he became ruler of Greece?
He continued his father Philip's plan to take over the Persian Empire.
How did Alexander fulfill the wishes of his father Philip 2?
After his assassination, he continued on with Philip's planned conquest of the Persian Empire.
Where part of Alexander's empire was never part of the Persian Empire?
Only the Greek states of the Hellenic League (also called the League of Corinth by historians) which was a federation of most of the Greek states created by Alexander's father, Philip II of Macedon, and were vassals of Macedon, and the Kingdom of Epirus (in western Greece), an ally, had never been part of the Persian Empire. Even Alexander's own kingdom of Macedon, had been part of the Persian Empire. It had been a vassal state of the Persians for nine years (512-493 B.C.) and was conquered by the Persians in 492 B.C. and remained a fully subordinated part of the Persian Empire for thirteen years. The Thracian tribes Alexander's father, Philip II, had conquered had also been part of the Persian Empire
What role did Xerxes play?
He was successor to his father Darius as king of the Persian Empire, led a failed invasion of Greece to bring peace to the Middle East, and re-consolidated the Empire.
What was Alexander's father's plan that Alexander finished?
to spread greek culture and civilization.(hellenistic culture)
