Alexanders goal was to conquer all of the Persian empire. Macedonian advisers told Alexander to make a peace offer but he refused. Alexander wanted to expand the first place he went was Egypt when he got there they made him pharaoh instead of fighting. Alexander wanted to kill the Persian king, thought he was a coward. When Alexander conquered a town he left no one in charge. Found king Darius dead one of his own men killed him. Alexanders army moral was low and they thought since Darius was dead they would stop conquest, He continued.
Had low moral because they had been fighting for 11 years and had marched 11 thousand miles. Alexander knew moral was low so agreed to go home.
Alexander became ill and died at the age of 32.
Married a princess
at time of his death he had a lot of land he had conquered and there was fighting to see who would get the land.
Generals fought over who would get the power over the empire.
Three generals ruled the land.
Antigonus became king of the Macedonia and took control of Greek city states
Ptolemy Seized Egypt took title of pharaoh
Seleucid Got control of old Persian empire didn't take democratic approach rulers had power not people.
He was a good ruler who had the power to take a lot of land. He didn't unite the towns and cites he took over though. If he had done this he would have been a very good overall king. He was more of a general just wanting to fight and take places over rather than to create governments and put people in charge of the small towns he ruled.
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