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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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Who killed Alexander IV of macedon?
Cassander murdered 13 yr king and his mother by getting Glaucias to poison them.
that it
Who is the conqueror most responsible for the spread of Greek culture?
It was Alexander the Great. He conquered the Achaemenidenid (Persian) Empire, which was the biggest empire antiquity ever had. It covered Turkey, Armenia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan up to the river Indus, Tajikistan, Kirghistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, part of Kazakhstan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine Jordan and Egypt. Alexander died a few years after his conquests. These were divided into the kingdom of Pergamon in western Turkey, the Ptolemaic kingdom in Egypt and the Seleucid Empire, which covered the rest. These kingdoms were ruled by Greeks and have been called Hellenistic states by Historians. This started the Hellenistic period, which was a period in which the Middle East became influenced by Greek culture. The term Hellenistic is derived from Hellas, the Greek name for Greece.
What was Alexander's father's plan that Alexander finished?
to spread greek culture and civilization.(hellenistic culture)
How did Alexander gain control of all of Greece?
'He conquered all of Greece and Sparta when his father died and he was left in charge of hid kingdom.'
^^ Was the first answer. Which is, without meaning to be to rude, incorrect in so many ways.
Ancient Greece was not a country in the modern sense, it was a loose collection of city-states, of which Sparta is not separate. Sparta is only one of these states, although a prominent one; along with Athens, Thebes, Macedonia and Corinth.
Phillip II King of Macedon (Alexander's father) Was the main driving force in gaining Alexander's control of 'Greece'. He interceded (on the side of Thebes) in the 'Sacred War' declared by the "Oracle at Delphi". After winning this War he became the head of the Council in Thessaly, giving him great political power. After Philip II was assassinated Alexander took control of Macedon although he lost control of Thessaly and the alliance with Thebes and Athens. These two states rose up in arms against the "boy king" and blocked the two passes into Boeotia.
Alexander then called upon his engineers from the mines to cut a passageway along the seaward facing side of the mountain range and then manoeuvred his shocktroops (known as 'shieldsmen') behind the armies camped in the pass, forcing them to surrender (due to being surrounded) at which point he took control of the Council like his father. He then went on to establish the "pan-Hellenic" league at Corinth of which he was voted "First-Commander". All of the Greek states joined this league which was his plan to invade Anatolia (and then much of Asia) to free the Greeks there from Persian oppression. Sparta never joined this league (unlike the first answer claims) and remained neutral.
Who did Alexander the great defeat?
The common answer is 'nobody', however there is a question mark over why, after allegedly defeating King Porus of Paurava, he gave his kingdom back back to him, conquered more land and gave it to him, and gave him the land of his own local ally King Taxiles of Taxila. It would seem that the Battle o Hydaspes was a best a draw, if not a defeat for Alexander, and the terms of settlement were that Alexander deliver land and service to Porus before being permitted to move on.
What did Alexander the great introduce to India?
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.
It shows that he is brave and he was willing to try new things. That would be needed in a king, or else no changes would be made to the country. It also shows how he is independent and isn't afraid to voice his opinion. That also is a good quality for a king or general.
What was Alexander iii nickname?
Sasha
It was popularized as a personal name by the ancient Macedonian leader Alexander the Great. In the course of conquering much of the known world, from Egypt to India, Alexander also gave his name to numerous cities.
What year did Alexander the Great conquer Troy?
Alexander lived nearly 900 years after the legendary demolition of Troy.
Philip II died in El Escorial, near Madrid, in September 1598. His death, which was very painful, involved a severe attack of gout, fever and dropsy.
the donkey ate the king of banana kingdom in south poopy land
Why did Alexander the Great have to stop after reaching the Indus valley?
he didnt he died of sickness when he still wanted to go into battle
How Alexander spread Greek ideas to unite the different peoples of his empire?
He established over 70 Greek-style cities to introduce the civilising aspect of city life as per the Greek model.
He introduced language as the medium of commerce.
He married a thousand of his senior men to Persian women to begin a new breed of people hoping that this would have a unifying effect.
He brought Persians into his army for a similar reason.
His early death meant that the effects were superficial, and dis not spread below the upper classes.
Why was the death of darius and important to Alexander conquest of Persia?
It left the Persians with no legitimate king to unite opposition against his ongoing conquest of the Persian empire. He was then dealing with separate kingdoms and tribes.
Why did Philip 2 of Macedonia take in interest in conquering Greece?
Philip never took an interest in conquering Greece. He united Greece under Macedonian Hegemony in order to attack Persia and free the Greek states in Asia Minor that the Persians were harassing.
- As the hegemony or first place among Greek states had passed successively from Athens to Sparta, and to Thebes, so now it passed to Macedon. The statement that Greek liberty perished on the plain of Chaeronea is as true or as false as that it perished on the field of Leuctra or the strand of the Goat's River. Whenever a Greek state became supreme, that supremacy entailed the depression of some states and the dependency or subjection of others. Athens was reduced to a secondary place by Macedon, and Thebes fared still worse; but we must not forget what Sparta, in the day of her triumph, did to Athens, or the more evil things which Thebes proposed.
Why did Alexander the great give the soldier who saved the hat band a reward?
because he saved the bat band
Why is Alexander the Great considered to be the first true super-hero of Western Civilization?
He set out to be that, knowing that if people remembered you, you lived on in their memories as opposed to being consigned to the uderworld. A revolting animal like Achilles lived on because he was sung about by the bards, and Alexander wanted to be greater than Achilles.
Julius Caesar set out to be greater then Alexander and succeeded so much that he won the race - the king of Germany called himself Kaiser (Caesar) and so did the Czar (Caesar) of Russia.
What college did Alexander the Great go to?
Alexander The Great didn't go to a school because there were no schools back then. He was taught by a tutor though.
What did the Hellenistic culture do?
Hellenistic culture was a time of scientific and artistic advancement in Greece. Hellenism began when Alexander the Great united Greece, Asia and the Middle East under his rule. This unification brought trade and knowledge to Greece.
What city did Alexander build?
He built over 70, many of which he modestly named after himself. The most significant is today's Alexandria, but this is not the one he built, which became submerged by a sea rise nearly a couple of millennia ago.
10 facts about alexander the great?
alexander the great was of macedon .....he wanted to capture india so he tried his best but all his tries failed so he made it easier for Chandra gupta Maurya .......:)
What is the legacy of Alexander the great's conquest of Egypt Persia and parts of India?
There were elements of Greek culture imposed, which lasted in some limited areas amongst the upper class for a few centuries, but this was progressively displaced by the takeover of emerging eastern takeovers, and finally submerged by the takeover by Islam.
