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Alexander the Great

One of the most successful commanders of all time, Alexander the Great (356–323 BC) was the king of Macedonia and the creator of the largest empire in ancient history, from the Ionian Sea to the Himalayas.

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Did Aristotle kill Alexander the Great?

It is a possiblity, since his relationship with him soured because Alexander went against his teachings and ethics. He didn't listen to Aristotle. There's a theory that Aristotle might have poisned him, since he had knowledge of plants .

-actually Aristotle died while Alexander was still underage. he couldn't have poisoned him

Was Alexander the Great a visionary genius or a butcher?

Alexander the Great was much more of a brutal world conqueror rather than a visionary and a humanitarian. He conquered much of the territory for the glory of the Holy Roman Empire, and not because he was doing a humanitarian service. Perhaps he thought he was providing a service to those whom he conquered by thinking that he could turn them away from their barbarian ways, but primarily the scope of what he accomplished was basically land-grabbing.

How did Alexander the great rule his kingdom?

He did not do much ruling during his lifetime. Since he was always on campaign and conquering new countries, he left the ruling of his homeland Macedonia to his general Antipater, who made a decent job of it. In all those other countries he never stopped to rule them himself but appointed Satrapes, a sort of Governors, whom he had killed if it was pointed out to him that anyone of them made a mess of it or when any of them rebelled against him. In the places where he did stay a little longer he was usually only eager to adopt the customs that treated the king as a god and dress in the local costumes if appropriately rich and flowing in design.

So as a ruler he was mostly the "off with his head"-type and made not much of a mark. He almost totally focused on being a military commander and was very succesful at that.

Does Alexander the Great have descendants that are alive?

After 2,250 years, we just wouldn't know. And over that time-frame hundreds of millions of people of us today are related to each other, so the answer is yes.

Did Alexander the great want to conquer the whole world?

Yes, in fact he was the first ever to conquer all of Greece.

Which region of Greece did Alexander belong?

Alexander the great was the son of prince Philip of Macedonia.

What were all the countries that Alexander the great conquered?

From Libya in the west, through Egypt and the Middle East, to Central Asia and today's Pakistan.

What Roman Emperor wanted to conquer the lands that Alexander the Great conquered?

No Roman emperor wanted to conquer the lands that Alexander the Great had conquered. The Roman conquests in areas which Alexander had conquered occurred during the period of the Roman Republic, before the period of rule by emperors and before there were Roman emperors. These various conquests, which occurred at separate times, had nothing to do with a desire to conquer Alexander's former territories.

What did Alexander the Great wear?

he wore sweatpants and somtimes nothing just ran around nude yeah thats what he did

What year did Alexander grothendieck die?

As far as I can tell, Alexander Grothendieck is still alive. Alexander Grothendieck's birth date was on March 28th 1928. That makes him 82 years, 11 months and 10 days old today. He is now said to live in southern France or Andorra, in a place whose exact location is only known to his personal friends.

Why Greek became a common language throughout Alexander's empire?

Alexander admired Greek culture and worked to spread Greek influence by founding cities in the lands he conquered. He encouraged Greek settlers to move to these new cities and as a result, Greek became a common language throughout Alexander's empire. Evan as he supported the spread of Greek culture, however, Alexander encouraged common people to keep their own customs and traditions. the new, blended culture that developed is called Hellenistic. It was not purely Greek, but it was heavily influenced by Greek ideas.

Which hospital was Alexander the Great born in?

Macedonia. It lay just to the north of Thessaly, which is the northernmost Greek region. Today, Macedonia is a province of the country of Greece, but in the ancient world, it was politically independent and ruled by a king.

What were the cultural consequences of Alexander the great empire?

He attempted to introduce Greek culture across the empire which he took from the Persians. He had not made much progress at the time of his early death, an although his successors kept up a pretence, it was superficial, confined to the upper classes, the Greek carpet-baggers who poured in, and the Macedonian rulers of the successor kingdoms.

Alexander the great birthday?

Alexander The Great was believed to be born on July 20th 356BC in Pella Macedonia, although some believe he was born on July 19th, there are celebrations across regions of Greece including his native Macedonia on July 20th "Alexander Day" commemorating the birth of the greatest military leader the world has ever known!

After Alexander the Great died how long did his empire last?

It disintegrated almost immediately, his top generals each carving off a piece. Ptolemy in Egypt was the first to declare himself a king and the others followed suit. Fighting between them ensued, with the empire settling down to Egypt, Syria, Asia Minor and Macedonia. These we call the Hellenistic kingdoms because of the veneer of Greek culture brought in by the Macedonian rulers. The dynasties which persisted were the Seleucids in Syria-Asia Minor-Mesopotamia (the far east returned to native rule quickly), the Ptolemies in Egypt and the Macedonians. Macedonia was swallowed up by Rome in the 2nd Century BCE, Asia Minor and Syria in the 1st Century BCE (by Lucullus and Pompey), and then also Egypt by Octavian Augustus.

How did Phillip II of Macedonia gain control of Greece?

he was able to defeat the Greeks because they were not united, but separated into a lot of different city states, while Philip had united his country into an efficient fighting force.

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The main reason King Philip of Macedonia was able to defeat the Greeks, because they were just finished with the fight that they had for years between the Sparta and Athens, which Sparta won. The all were very tired and weak physically and economically. King Philip of Macedonia saw the advantage and invaded Greece and conquered it as planed successfully.

How many years did it take Alexander to establish his empire?

He spent tow years re-establishing control of Greece, then 10 years taking over the Persian Empire.

Why did the bantu culture spread?

They wanted to share their culture with the rest of the world