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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 the lydian empire fall?
The Lydians were defeated and conquered by Cyrus the Great, the Persian emperor.
Was filip 2 king of Macedon defeated?
Yes, Philip II of Macedon faced defeat early in his military career, particularly against the Illyrians in 358 BC. However, he ultimately became a highly successful king and military leader, conquering much of Greece and establishing Macedonian dominance. His reign laid the groundwork for his son, Alexander the Great, to expand the empire further. Philip's military innovations and strategies changed the course of ancient warfare.
Why were these kingdoms called hellentisc?
These kingdoms are called hellentisc because this culture was not completly greek, or hellenic, historians calla it hellenistic, or greek-like.
Which city did Alexander of Macedonia come from?
Alexander was born in the ancient Macedonian capital of Pella.
Why did Rome conquer Greece but Greece moral conquered Rome?
Rome had a very austere and limited culture, and many upper class Romans became addicted to Greek art, the arts, theatre and language. These were known as Philhellenes - lovers of things Greek.
An apocryphal story was that when a Greek musical ensemble was playing sweetly in a theatre in Rome to a silent audience, one member made a false note and the leader leant over and tapped him with his instrument to admonish him. The crowd shouted approval and encouragement. The puzzled leader leant over and hit him again. The crowd roared with delight. The ensemble got the message and all began to lay about each other to the delighted roars and screams of the audience.
General Roman appreciation of the arts was limited and superficial - the masses preferred the biff to the sweet. Only the upper class appreciated the finer things, and some of those such as Cato the Elder were rusted on to the old austere ways. Greece gave Rome the arts, Rome gave Greece the killings of the amphitheatre.
What did Alexander the Great send to Athens?
In a nutshell, as "the poet Chatzigakis expressed it, Greece went for a stroll with Alexander the Great, and from then οn Greece never came back to Greece." http://www.myriobiblos.gr/texts/english/1821_problems_of_greek.html (article of Hélène Ahrweiler,(http://erc.europa.eu/get_member/1859)
Alexander, being Greek (http://macedonia-evidence.org/obama-letter.html) did not only liberate Greek cities in Asia Minor from the Persians, did not only founded Greek cities all over his empire but he also spread Hellenism. The Greek language became universal after Alexander. Greek philosophy exploded (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic_philosophy) and the Ptolemaic dynasty in Alexandria of Egypt, the most famous of the many Alexandrias Alexander founded, built the most famous library of the time and tried to collect all human knowledge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Alexandria). Without Alexander the Greek language and Philosophy would not be as widespread as they became. Alexander did not conquer Italy but the following Roman empire kept the Greek language and Philosophy alive and Christianity found the tools to expand through out the empire and beyond. As W.R Inge has written "Platonism is part of the vital structure of Christian theology, with which no other philosophy, I venture to say, can work without friction." (http://www.scribd.com/doc/24821976/Inge-W-R-The-Philosophy-of-Plotinus-1917-18) So Alexander gave Greece to the world.
Who was a great Macedonian leader who conquered the entire Persian Empire?
Alexander the Great became the ruler of Europe's first empire but it was his father that united Greece under Macedonian hegemony with plans for a campaign to liberate the Greeks of Asia Minor from Persian yoke under his leadership.
Whenever a Greek state became supreme, that supremacy entailed the depression of some states and the dependency or subjection of others like Athens, in the day of her triumph did to Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars. As the eminent historian, J.B. Bury writes, "Athens was reduced to a secondary place by Macedon, and Thebes fared still worse; 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".
Alexander took up the mantle of Philips campaign after his assassination and went on to conquer the Persian Empire which spanned three continents - from Greece in Europe, through Asia to today's Afghanistan, Iran, through the south to Egypt and finally to Pakistan and India.
Why did Alexander's soldiers reuse to go deeper into cental Asia?
The troops of Alexander refused to go further into central Asia as they were tired of fighting and we can say they were a bit homesick..
How did conquest contribute to the spread of Muslim culture?
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How did the rise to power and reign of Alexander most affect greec?
Alexander unified Greece in a way they had never previous been united. It was under his rule that the world began looking at the people of the region as a single people rather than identifying them by their city or region (i.e. Greeks as apposed to Athenias, Atticans or Achaeans).
The invisible empire is known as the Ku-Klux-Klan.
What did Alexander the Great do to honor his horse?
he honored his horse by naming a city after it called Bucephalia. Hope this helps!
Alexander the Great lived 356 BC to 323 BC, and Egypt was one of the places he conquered.
What did the Greeks do for us?
The Greeks, as one of the ancient civilizations, are responsible for much of our Medicine, Literature, Law and Government, and Architecture. They were considered, at the time, the most civilized of peoples.
