What age was Alexander the great when he became king?
He was 20 yrs. of age when his father was assasinated. So he took the throne.
What happened to the empire upon Alexander the great death?
The death of Alexander the Great caused his unified empire to be split three ways under his top generals. This caused a great deal of unrest in what was Alexander's empire.
Did the greek language and culture aided in the spread of Christianity?
The translation of the Old Testament took place too long before the advent of Christianity to have any influence on the spread of Christianity.
What did Alexander The Great empire fall apart after his death?
After his death his generals divided the empire and began to fight over their shares.
What continents did Alexander the great and lsquos empire spread to?
that quesiton is in wrong terms, Alexander was not labeled "the great", that is just a rumor Alexander the coward, he took over his fatehrs business called "the great one" and they use to sell adult intercourse toys and was labeled that as a rumor since
What Alexander burned to scare his enemies?
No Alexander was not burned , but stories say that he was poisned and died of illness in a place in Egypt today called Alexanderia. After him
Why was Alexander so successful as a general and ruler?
Alexander the Great was successful in his military conquest of the known world at the time for several reasons. His crafty tactical mind and military daring should be noted, as should his diplomatic skill and the element of luck. Above all, he led a highly skilled and adaptable group of military units, each specialized in their duties yet able to do otherwise at a moment's notice. The troops were thoroughly loyal, as well, which sharply contrasted with the various enemy-troops faced by Alexander during his campaigns.
Where is Alexander the Great buried now?
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Alexander the Great's tomb has yet to be discovered. Although his father's tomb (Phillip the Second) has been found in Vergina, Greece, Alexander's tomb was thought to be at the Siva Oasis in Egypt. Yet recent excavation projects have not verified this possibility.
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Why was Alexander the great became a hero?
Alexander became a hero, when he tamed the wild horse which no one could tame , at his fathers Kig Philips court. Alexander noticed thhat the horse was scared of its own shadow , so he calmly took it and let the shadow fall on the back of the horse. And the horse became tame. It was this horse that took Alexander on the wars to conquer the world.
What age did Alexander the Great join the military?
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What did Alexander do when he found the Persian king Darius?
He didn't, Darius' own nobles killed him. Alexander was angry at such and act and killed the killers.
What is are some achievements of alexander the great?
Some of the achievements of Alexander the Great are the victory at Issus, the victory at Gaugamela, and having the largest empire in history.
Who came first Genghis Khan or Alexander the great?
Genghis khan because wgen he was alive he won all of the battles and he used to own Asia and half of Europe but then Genghis khan died and that's why mongolias so snall now.
By the way Genghis khans real name is timujin.
And dads name is yisugei. He was the hero. But he was poisoned by the tartars and,many people tryed to kill Genghis khan but he escaped and survived but he died when he was hunting. He wasnt killed. He slipped.
Who wrote about Alexander the great?
It is not clear when the book of Deeds of Alexander was published. But secondary authors do not quote it to describe the events after 329, and it is possible that Callisthenes considered the death of Bessus, the last leader of the Persians, to be a fitting climax of his history. The book of Deeds of Alexander is now lost, but underlies much of what was written later.
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There are many ancient sources on the career of the Macedonian conqueror Alexander the Great: the Library of world history of Diodorus of Sicily, Quintus Curtius Rufus' History of Alexander the Great of Macedonia, a Life of Alexander by Plutarch of Chaeronea and the Anabasis by Arrian of Nicomedia are the best-known. All these authors lived more than three centuries after the events they described, but they used older, nearly contemporary sources, that are now lost.
Where is grave of Alexander the great?
In a place in Egypt that bares his name, it is called Alexandariea .
What are the reasons that Alexander the Great is a villain?
What was the time when greek culture spread through out the non-greek world known as?
It was initiated by Alexander the Great in the latter part of the 4th Century BCE.
How might European history have been different if Alexander had not died so young?
yes, it would have, because he was very powerful and determined, he may of conquered the rest of Europe!
What five things did Alexander the great do that were good?
1) He was undefeated in battle,
2) He was tutored by Aristotle,
3) His father was assassinated,
4) His armies made vast conquests,
5) He was widely known for the cultural diffusion of 'his empire'.
What did Alexander the Great's father do?
Alexander was the son of King Philip II of Macedon. In 336 BC Philip was assassinated at the wedding of his daughter Cleopatra to her uncle King Alexander of Epirus. Theories abound regarding the motives behind the killing, but a common story presented the assassin as a disgraced former lover of the king
When did Alexander begain his conquest?
Alexander the Great built his empire in the latter half of the 4th century B.C.E. Born in 356 B.C.E. and ascending to the Macedonian (and Greek) throne in 336 B.C.E., he began his world conquest in 334 B.C.E. only to die just over ten years later, in 323 B.C.E.
How Alexander adopted the ways of conquered cultures?
The people he conquered did not resist or revolt while the Greeks held power.