King Philip Ⅱ once told Alexander the Great, “O my son, look thee out a kingdom equal to and worthy of thyself, for Macedonia is too little for thee.” Soon after Alexander the Great conquered Persia, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Bactria and the Punjab. Despite his age, Alexander the Great contributed more to the world than anyone because he united one-fourth of the World through Greek language and culture.
Macedonian King Alexander the Great was born on July, 20 356 B.C in Pella, Macedonia. His parents were Queen Olympia, daughter of King Neoptolemus, and King Philip Ⅱ. Alexander the Great was raised in Pella’s royal court with his sister. King Philip Ⅱ was nonexistent in Alexander’s life because he was at battle, focused on ruling, or engaged in unfaithful …show more content…
After he had recovered, Alexander the Great and his army went north along the Persian Gulf. During this part of the journey home many members of the army died because of illness, injury, and death. Alexander the Great reached Susa in 324 B.C. In a move to retain leadership and gain more soldiers he tried to combine Persian nobles and Macedonians to create a ruling class. To accomplish this he ordered Macedonians to marry Persian princesses. Then he got rid of the Macedonians which made the Macedonians angry. In hope of pleasing the Macedonians, Alexander the Great killed thirteen Persian leaders. Alexander also tried to unite them at a Thanksgiving Feast in Susa but managed to make matters worse. He was 32 years old when he died, and his Kingdom stretched from the Mediterranean to the border of India with each conquered land in his Kingdom speaking Greek and practicing Greek culture. After his death Rhoxana gave birth to his son a few months later, and the empire crumpled because the nations inside it fought for power, but greece culture flourished due to King Alexander the Great’s spread of the Panhellenism spirit through his conquered lands. Alexander the Great’s spread of Greek culture through his conquests, expeditions and scientific investigation out of personal interest brought many advances in the knowledge of geography and natural history. Alexander’s achievement assisted the spread of Christianity as a world religion and helped trade through the unification of people’s language and
Macedonian King Alexander the Great was born on July, 20 356 B.C in Pella, Macedonia. His parents were Queen Olympia, daughter of King Neoptolemus, and King Philip Ⅱ. Alexander the Great was raised in Pella’s royal court with his sister. King Philip Ⅱ was nonexistent in Alexander’s life because he was at battle, focused on ruling, or engaged in unfaithful …show more content…
After he had recovered, Alexander the Great and his army went north along the Persian Gulf. During this part of the journey home many members of the army died because of illness, injury, and death. Alexander the Great reached Susa in 324 B.C. In a move to retain leadership and gain more soldiers he tried to combine Persian nobles and Macedonians to create a ruling class. To accomplish this he ordered Macedonians to marry Persian princesses. Then he got rid of the Macedonians which made the Macedonians angry. In hope of pleasing the Macedonians, Alexander the Great killed thirteen Persian leaders. Alexander also tried to unite them at a Thanksgiving Feast in Susa but managed to make matters worse. He was 32 years old when he died, and his Kingdom stretched from the Mediterranean to the border of India with each conquered land in his Kingdom speaking Greek and practicing Greek culture. After his death Rhoxana gave birth to his son a few months later, and the empire crumpled because the nations inside it fought for power, but greece culture flourished due to King Alexander the Great’s spread of the Panhellenism spirit through his conquered lands. Alexander the Great’s spread of Greek culture through his conquests, expeditions and scientific investigation out of personal interest brought many advances in the knowledge of geography and natural history. Alexander’s achievement assisted the spread of Christianity as a world religion and helped trade through the unification of people’s language and