Alexander the Great and His Empire. The Peloponnesian War For decades after the Persian Wars, tension built between Athens and its allies and Sparta and. 5.4 Alexander- Empire Builder Macedonians were a people who lived in the mountains of northern Greece Most Greeks considered Macedonians backward ...
Alexander’s Other Conquests Alexander in India Fights his way across the deserts of Central Asia to India Conquers Indus River Valley area in 325 B.C. Reluctantly returns to Babylon in 323 B.C., by crossing the Gedrosian Desert ¾ of his 30,000 men die during this journey Alexander di...
Alexander the Great (356 BCE - 323 BCE) was the son of Philip, king of Macedonia. Educated by the great thinker Aristotle and raised to admire Greek culture, Alexander was an experienced soldier who shared his father's ambitions to create a huge empire.
Alexander: Directed by Oliver Stone. With Anthony Hopkins, David Bedella, Jessie Kamm, Angelina Jolie. Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.
This romance / the German myth also gives a hint that the myth might have been adapted and adopted from the Vamana avatara, where, the Dwarf Vishnu conquers the entire world, which is well known in India. The main feature of the dwarf incarnation is to conquer the world. As usual, to...
Alexander the Great Ruler of the World Why “the Great”? In ten years, Alexander of Macedonia created the largest empire in the world up to that time Alexander spread Greek culture, ensuring cultural diffusion and the survival of the qualities of classical Greece ...
Alexander the Great After the Peloponnesian War… Alliances were made by different city-states to aid each other –Didn’t last long –Each city-state put its own needs above the common good In Macedonia … New leader came to rule –King Philip United Macedonia under one rule Wanted to do...
Alexander the Great Ruler of the World. Why “the Great”? Created world’s largest empire Took only 10 years Spread Greek culture throughout known world. Alexander the Great Ruler of the World
Alexander’s Other Conquests Alexander’s death His empire is split into three parts His conquests had a cultural impact Creates a new culture Adopted Persian dress and customs, married a Persian woman The Hellenistic culture emerges – a combination of Greek, Egyptian and Persian cultures...
Who was Alexander the Great and why so great? Alexander III ( BC), or Alexander the Great was Macedonian king and. Alexander the Great. Alexander’s Conquests Alexander the Great conquers Persia and Egypt and extends his empire to the Indus River in northwest India. Alexander’s ...