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Alexander the great was a Greek from Macedonia as Leonidas was a Greek from Sparta as Pericles was a Greek from Athens. Alexander's father was Philip II of Macedonia and his mother a Mollosian princess from Epirus. Macedonia or Macedon (Greek: Μακεδονία, MakedonÃa; was an ancient Greek Kingdom in the northern Greek peninsula of Archaic and Classical Greece, and later the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. Alexander belonged to the Argead dynasty an ancient Greek royal house who were the founders and the ruling dynasty of Macedon from about 700 to 310 BCE. Their tradition, as described in ancient Greek historiography, traced their origins to Argos, in southern Greece, hence the name Argeads or Argives.
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Who came first Alexander or Caesar?
Julius Caesar came first. He was the great uncle of Augustus Caesar.
Was Alexander the Great roman or greek?
Alexander the great was Greek.
Did the conquests of Alexander the Great have a significant impact on ancient Greece?
Of course they had. Alexander the Great as far as the Macedonia kingdom as a whole, were of Greek origins. Alexander's conquests added a significant glory to the history of the Greeks.
Was Alexander the Great Albanian from his mothers side because Olympias was Epirote and the Epirotes were Illyrian?
Alexander's mother, Olympias was Molossian. The Molossi were a Greek tribe living in Epirus. Epirotes were Greek. Alexander the great was Greek by both parents. His father, Pihilip II, was Macedonian, that is Greek. Alexander's grand father, Alexander I, participated in the Olympics where at that time only Greeks could participate.
A famous Greek conqueror in Asia?
Alexander the Great, who was Macedonian, not Greek.
Who conquered the Greeks and spread Greek culture in Egypt?
Alexander the Great.
Who came first Alexander or Caesar?
Julius Caesar came first. He was the great uncle of Augustus Caesar.
Was Alexander the Great roman or greek?
Alexander the great was Greek.
Why was Alexander the Great so important to the Greeks?
Alexander the great was a thinker, and was very open minded. In my and many populsr opinions, Alexander was said to have even gotten his horse from a Greek line.
Did the conquests of Alexander the Great have a significant impact on ancient Greece?
Of course they had. Alexander the Great as far as the Macedonia kingdom as a whole, were of Greek origins. Alexander's conquests added a significant glory to the history of the Greeks.
What famous Greek from Ancient Macedonia did Plutarch feature in his book lives of the noble Greeks and Romans?
Alexander the Great.
Was Alexander the Great Albanian from his mothers side because Olympias was Epirote and the Epirotes were Illyrian?
Alexander's mother, Olympias was Molossian. The Molossi were a Greek tribe living in Epirus. Epirotes were Greek. Alexander the great was Greek by both parents. His father, Pihilip II, was Macedonian, that is Greek. Alexander's grand father, Alexander I, participated in the Olympics where at that time only Greeks could participate.
What society was Alexander the great from?
He was an Ancient Greek, from the Ancient Greek provence of Macedon (Makedonia) he identified himself as the protector of the Greeks, worshipped the Greek gods and spoke Greek. (If that's what you meant?)
Why did Alexander the Great want to expand the Greek culture?
He thought of it as civilising - Greeks considered their culture and system of city-states as superior.
Did the Greeks cause the fall of the Persian Empire?
The successful invasion was led by Macedonia and its king Alexander the Great, with Greek allies assisting.
Was Alexander the great a greekman?
Alexander was a Greek king of the Greek Kingdom of Macedonia. He belonged to the Argead Dynasty who founded Macedonia in approx. the 8th century BC. The Argead Dynasty were Greeks from Argos in the Peloponnese who founded Macedon.
A famous Greek conqueror in Asia?
Alexander the Great, who was Macedonian, not Greek.
