After his father was assassinated, Alexander the Great (356 - 323 BC) who was also known as Alexander III of Macedon, embraced the Macedonian Army's support and eradicated those who were against him in order to become the Corinthian League's leader and king. He then had great success taking over Persian Empire (History, n.d.); and Alexander was able to have the entire Empire overthrown without any help from his allies. All Alexander's achievements were due to his powerful unrelenting character: he was the king of kings in his intellectual capacity, personal courage and military knowledge (Ancient History Encyclopedia, 2013). Alexander also defeated Egypt, and ultimately ruled the huge region between the Mediterranean and the Indian
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This was quite a miraculous achievement. In terms of his legacy, it is clear that his accomplishments resulted in Hellenistic architecture and various forms of art which had an impact in many countries running all the way to Java. The term Hellenization described the proliferation of the Greek population, culture and language in the ex- Persian empire after the time that it was taken over by Alexander. Alexander was seen to change the Persian environment by establishing elements of Greek culture in the country, and trying to hybridize the two cultures. He took on some of the Persian customs himself, yet it proved to be an act that lost him a great deal of support. This may have been because the Greeks were very proud. Later, Alexander worked to homogenize the European and Asian populations (Green, …show more content…
This generated an environment which later became a factor in the spread of Christianity over a broader region. Another prime aspect in the furtherance of Christian thought was the influence of Hellenic culture on the Hebrew religion. The Greek perspective intermingled with Hellenistic Judaism, and a school of thought that Judaism had something to offer to all of humanity, was developed. In fact, Alexander was viewed as having generated brought about a form of basic globalization and universalism. With regard to education, Greek was the medium that was utilized, and to that end, different cultural perspectives changed to one universal one. A number of people began to view themselves as citizens of the world (that is to say, the world that they were familiar with). Alexander was taught by Aristotle until he reached 16 years of age, and ultimately, the world that Alexander left after his death, was a place in which Aristotle's teachings on virtue and ethics were widely shared; and it is likely that this was a force for good in many people's lives (New World Encyclopedia,
This was quite a miraculous achievement. In terms of his legacy, it is clear that his accomplishments resulted in Hellenistic architecture and various forms of art which had an impact in many countries running all the way to Java. The term Hellenization described the proliferation of the Greek population, culture and language in the ex- Persian empire after the time that it was taken over by Alexander. Alexander was seen to change the Persian environment by establishing elements of Greek culture in the country, and trying to hybridize the two cultures. He took on some of the Persian customs himself, yet it proved to be an act that lost him a great deal of support. This may have been because the Greeks were very proud. Later, Alexander worked to homogenize the European and Asian populations (Green, …show more content…
This generated an environment which later became a factor in the spread of Christianity over a broader region. Another prime aspect in the furtherance of Christian thought was the influence of Hellenic culture on the Hebrew religion. The Greek perspective intermingled with Hellenistic Judaism, and a school of thought that Judaism had something to offer to all of humanity, was developed. In fact, Alexander was viewed as having generated brought about a form of basic globalization and universalism. With regard to education, Greek was the medium that was utilized, and to that end, different cultural perspectives changed to one universal one. A number of people began to view themselves as citizens of the world (that is to say, the world that they were familiar with). Alexander was taught by Aristotle until he reached 16 years of age, and ultimately, the world that Alexander left after his death, was a place in which Aristotle's teachings on virtue and ethics were widely shared; and it is likely that this was a force for good in many people's lives (New World Encyclopedia,