Peoples and Empires Alexander the Great
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Alexander the Great was born in 356 BC in Pella, Macedonia. He was tutored by Aristotle and inherited his father's throne in 334 BC. Over the next decade, Alexander conquered the massive Persian Empire, seizing its capital Persepolis in 331 BC. By 323 BC, Alexander had created one of the largest empires in ancient history stretching from Greece to India before dying at age 33 in Babylon. Alexander sought to unite Europe and Asia through his conquests and created a legacy as one of history's greatest military leaders.
Peoples and Empires Alexander the Great
- 1. Peoples and EmpiresThe First World ConquerorAlexander The GreatHistory 140Summer 2011By Le Thi My Ho
- 2. Alexander The GreatBorn in 356 B.C. in Pella, capitol of MacedoniaFather – King Philip II, King of MacedoniaMother – Princess Olympias, Princess of EpirisPupil of the well known Greek Philosopher, AristotleThe greatestempire builder, explorer, traveler, and seeker of truthin Europe’s historyThe First World ConquerorDied in 323 B.C.
- 3. Important Dates334 B.C. Inherited his father’s throne and ambitions334 B.C. Alexander crosses the Dardanelles and begins the destruction of the Persian Empire333 B.C. Defeated the Persian Empire331 B.C. Seized the Great Persian Capitol: Persepolis336-323 B.C. Alexander’s empire was the most extensive in the Ancient World’s History323 B.C. Attended a banquet and drank himself into a coma and died.
- 4. Memories of Alexander the GreatHis goal was to unite the East and West, Asia and Europe, Hellene and Barbarian Created the famous hairstyle: AnastoleBelieved that he was descended from semidivine beings “as one sent by the gods to be conciliator and arbitrator of the Universe” Alexander’s greatness lies less in what he intended to achieve but in what he was believed to have achieved
- 5. SourcesPeoples and Empires: A Short History of European Migration, Exploration, and Conquest, From Greece to the Present. Author: Anthony Pagden A Modern Library Chronicles Book New York