He was following his dead father's plan to conquer the Persian Empire, and needed stability at home to both secure Macedonia from the Greeks in his absence, and for the Greeks to provide reinforcements for his army.
Antipater
When Alexander the Great died and the Hellenistic Period began, his empire was divided into three parts.AntipaterPtolemyDariusAugustus was given Macedonia and Greece to rule.
I believe that the first person to rule all of Greece was Alexander the Great from Macedonia.
he inherited Macedonia with the rule of Greece eccept spartafrom his father: king Philip II. then he started to conquer Persia.
Greece under the rule of Alexander the Great
when phillip II king of Macedonia-and father of Alexander- conquered most of what we know as Greece in these days there was no actual country or kingdom of Greece but many city-states on the territory we know as Greece today.So, many of these greek cities were actually allies of Macedonia conquering other greek cities -they were that divided!, and found the rule of Phillip II better than the rule of the other Greek city-state.check for similar questions.
No. He was from another Greek city-state called Macedonia and that's why his official title was Alexander III of Macedon. Macedonia was modern day Northern Greece plus a small fraction of the country "FYROM" (Former Yugoslavic Republic of Macedonia). Nevertheless both Spartans and Macedonians had descent from the same ethne(primary tribes of Greece), the so called Dorians.
He followed his assassinated father Philip's plan to take over the Persian Empire.
The foreigner, Philip of Macedonia.
King Philip II of Macedonia sought to conquer Greece to unify the region under Macedonian rule and enhance his political power. By controlling Greece, he aimed to secure resources and military alliances, which would strengthen Macedonia against external threats, particularly from Persia. Additionally, unifying Greece would allow him to establish a strong cultural and political legacy, ultimately paving the way for his son, Alexander the Great, to expand the empire further.
he ruled an empire not a republicIMPROVED ANSWER:Alexander the Great was king of Macedonia and one of the greatest generals in history. He conquered much of what was the civilized world. Alexander brought Greek ideas and the Greek way of doing things to all countries he conquered. This great general and king made possible the broadly developed culture of the Hellenistic age.
leading a rebellion against ottoman rule in greece.