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Philip II- of Macedon 382- 336 BC
Goal was to take over all of Greece and then to get revenge by taking over the Persian Empire, Became King of Macedon in 359 BC
Macedonia- Lived in mountainous villages, not city-states, Macedonians considered themselves to be Greek by were looked down upon by the big city-states, Philip II built up his military and eventually invaded and defeated the Geek city-states, Used the Phalanx and calvary to great effect
Alexander the Great- Took over for his father, Philip, in 336 BC, Philip was assassinated at his daughter's wedding by former bodyguard(Pausanians), Ruled Greece and it's empire for only 13 years, After taking power, Alexander eliminated his opponents to the throne and then moved to consolidate Greece, Alexander then turned east to take over of the Persian Empire and achieve the goal of his father, After losing some battles, Darius III retreated quickly and offered Alexander all lands west of the Euphrates River, Alexander the Great refused Darius III's offer and announced he would take the entire Persian Empire In 332 BC, Alexander the Great moved into Egypt and "liberated" Egypt from the Persians, The Egyptians crowned Alexander pharaoh, Founded the Egyptian city of Alexandria, After conquering Egypt, Alexander moved into Mesopotamia and finished the Hob of defeating Darius II and Persians, Alexandria would continue east into India where he eventually ran into a strong Indian army, His troops were tired-fighting for 11 years and traveled more than 11,000 miles, Even after defeating the Indian army in a battle, the monsoons of India were having an impact and Alexander agreed to turn back west, Alexander would die from disease not long after. Greek empire split into three sections: Greek city-states led by Antoninus, Egypt led by Ptolemy, Former Persian Empire riled by Seleucus, leader all ruled with absolute power, cultural diffusion between east and west.
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