He established over 70 Greek-style cities (half modestly named Alexandria after himself, one after his horse), hoping to spread Greek culture. He also married Persian women to his senior soldiers to breed a united people.
His early death limited this expansion of Hellenism. His successors limited it to the upper classes, and the majority of people in the empire went on as normal.
He attempted to initiate it by establishing over 70 Greek-style city-states (over 30 modestly named Alexandria after himself), encouraged Greek language, allowed Greek carpetbaggers to move in, and inducted the children of the Persian aristocracy into Greek life and his army. However his early death curtailed this and it was left to his generals to fight over his empire and establish Hellenistic kingdoms, but these were Greek for only the upper classes, and the mainstream continued their customary cultures.
By establishing about 70 Greek-modelled cities to introduce Greek culture. Half of them he modestly called Alexandria.
He saw it as a civilising influence which would unify his empire.
India, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, Egypt
Greek culture and ideas.... It's weird I had that for homework 2nite
Alexander the great conquerd most of the know world and spread the greek language and greek ideas that's why it was called a hellenistic empire
because he was a dummy that didn't want to follow his country's brilliant ideas
Greek philosophy spread after being conquered by the Romans, and then the Romans spread the "improved" Greek ideas around their territory. Sometimes Roman philosophers agreed with the Greeks thoughts, and sometimes they highly disagreed.
Alexander the Great bulit an empire to help spread greek ideas. Have fun.
India, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, Egypt
Greek culture and ideas.... It's weird I had that for homework 2nite
Alexander the great conquerd most of the know world and spread the greek language and greek ideas that's why it was called a hellenistic empire
because he was a dummy that didn't want to follow his country's brilliant ideas
Greek philosophy spread after being conquered by the Romans, and then the Romans spread the "improved" Greek ideas around their territory. Sometimes Roman philosophers agreed with the Greeks thoughts, and sometimes they highly disagreed.
from greek culture and greek ideas
Democracy in the Greek world was short lived - Alexander himself was running an empire with no democracy, and his successors set themselves up as kings. No room for democracy there.
Democracy in the Greek world was short lived - Alexander himself was running an empire with no democracy, and his successors set themselves up as kings. No room for democracy there.
it is only one. the culture of macedonians that spread to india. shich was actually part of the great ancient greek culture. he spread the martial education, the language, the arts, the philosophy, the sciences that were used by the greeks.
Hellenistic era, an age that saw the expansion of the greek language and greek ideas to the non-greek world.
Hellenistic era, an age that saw the expansion of the greek language and greek ideas to the non-greek world.