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Q: Why did Alexander promise to invade the Persian Empire?
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When did alex the great invade the Persian Empire?

Alexander the Great invaded and conquered the Persian Empire in the year 334BC


Did Alexander the great's army invade the Persian empire?

Yes - 334-324 BCE.


Why did Philip II of Macedonia invade the Persian Empire?

He planned to take over the Persian Empire. However he was assassinated on the eve of departure and his son Alexander took over and did the job.


What did Alexander invade the Persian Empire with?

An army, a fleet and the ambition to rule Asia (he thought the world reached only as far as India).


Did Alexander the Great invade the Persian Empire before the Egyptians surrendered?

He sacked Thebes in around 336/335 B.C. He then went on to conquer Persia and sacked Persepolis a few years later.


Who did not invade the Persian Empire?

Philip of Macedonia, being assassinated on the eve of his departure.


Did both the Persians and Alexander the great invade the indus valley?

That is a great question, although, he did not. He invaded Western India. If those are synnonyms, get a job.


Why did phillip 2 invade greece?

He wanted to make his kingdom strong enough to defeat the mighty persian empire.


Why did Philip II invade Greece?

before so he became king in 359 B.C he wanted to defeat the Persian empire


Who was the king of the Greek empire who defeated the Persians?

The Macedonian King who conquered the Persians after three major battles was Alexander the Great. Alexander was the son of King Philip II who united Greece under Macedonian hegemony and was planning on invading the Persian Empire (in order to free the Greeks of asia minor who were being harassed and persecuted by the Persians) but was assassinated before he could invade, passing the responsibility on to his young son, Alexander.


Did Alexander the great invade India before Egypt?

No, Alexander went from first went south from the Anatolian peninsula swept down and took out Tyre and Sidon along the Phoenician coast and then went down into Egypt, where he was recognized as a God. He also founded Alexandria there before heading to Mesopotamia and then Persia, where he defeated Porus at Gaugamela. He then went through Persia and then further East into India. Egypt was relatively early in his conquests.


Who was the first Persian king to invade Greece during Persian war?

Xerxes I.