To What Extent Did Alexander Take Over Greece

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Alexander took over greece because of the instability that war had caused. This is cause the country had been split up into city-states and was very multi-cultural. There were many different point of views within the culture which caused conflict. Greece for one had a lot of enemies like rome and macedonia. After ruler Epaminondas had fallen greek makes peace and created a short term league for safeguarding. Which actually brought more confusion to the country. Many rulers and officials formed suits against one and another. It was constant feud within states and adding tension on the borders of Greece and its colonies. For example,Thebes was at war with its western neighbors for a while. After after the fall of Epaminondas and the formation

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