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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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How did Philip II die?

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.

How does war spread culture?

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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 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.

Why did Alexander the great adopted Persian customs and added Persians in his army?

He was trying to unify the peoples of the ex-Persian empire with merging his Macedonianand Greek army with the upper-classes of Persian society. This was however largely symbolic, as he also brought in Greek culture and established many cities after the Greek model to 'civilise' the Persians and other peoples within the empire.

This was fairly successful for a time until the empire began to fall apart after his death. The Hellenisation of the succeeding kingdoms his successors set up was largely confined to a veneer of the urban upper classes.

Why did the Great Trek take place?

  1. The Great Trek was a movement of Dutch-speaking colonists up into the interior of southern Africa in search of land where they could establish their own homeland, independent of British rule.

What are 5 ways to spread cultures?

1-communication

2-war

3-traveling

4-borrowing

5-___

What happened to Alexander's empire after he died and why?

He had no clear heir, so his Macedonian generals took the provinces for themselves, declared themselves kings and fought amongst each other.

These we call the Hellenistic Kingdoms because they introduced a veneer of Greek government and culture within them.

Did Alexander the Great torture his slaves?

Yes, Alexander did allow slavery. While the city of Tyre was under siege, Alexander sold the women and children into slavery.

Where did Alexander the Great gt his name from?

Alexander the Great got his name because he became king because of the death of his father. Alexander carried on with his father's goal and became famous in Greece as a conquerer. I am in 7th grade and i'm learning about Greece.