Alexander the Great 101
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- In 359 BCE Philip II became the king of Macedonia. After King Philip II died, his son Alexander took his place. He was only 20 years old at the time but he was a strong leader just as his father had been.
- Ooo, an empire all for meee. Me likey.
- Alexander went off to Thebes due to a revolt. Within a year, Alexander had destroyed Thebes and enslaved the Thebian people.
- Bruh like can you not rebel?
- Alexander was a brilliant commander. He attacked the Persians (whose army was much bigger than his own). Alexander didn't hesitate because he knew that his troops were well trained and prepared. Because of this, they successfully defeated the Persians.
- ATTACK!!
- After defeating the Persians, Alexander makes his way to Egypt. The Persian governor heard of Alexanders skill in battle and surrendered without a fight. Alexander was then crowned pharaoh. Shortly after Alexander conquerors Egypt the Persian king is killed and Alexander takes over as the ruler of the Persian Empire.
- Heh, that was easy.
- Alexander leaves India in 325 BCE and in 323 BCE, Alexander visits Babylon and gets ill. He died a few days later at the age of 33. After Alexander dies in Babylon, his body is taken to Egypt where he is buried inside of a gold coffin.
- Even though Alexander supported the spread of Greek culture he also encouraged his conquered people to keep their own customs and traditions. As a result of this, a new blended culture develops throughout his empire. It combined elements of Persian, Egyptian, Syrian, and other cultures with Greek ideas. This gave birth to a new culture that wasn't completely Greek so they referred to it as "Hellenistic" or "Greek-like".
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