MACEDONIA
- Rough terrain
- Lived in villages
- Considered themselves Greeks
- Greeks disagreed
- City-states became week after the Pelopennesian War
- 360 BC- Phillip II became king
- Brilliant general
- Trained peasants into warriors
- Wanted to invade Persia
- Used Phalanxes tactic. !616 men across by 16 deep
- 256 men worked together for the formation to work
- After this broke he would send in a cavalry to crush the disorganzied opponet
- Phillip took over Greece
- He was unable to invade Persia
- He was stabbed at his daughters wedding by ne of his former gaurdsmen
- His son Alexander proclaimed himself king. Became known as ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Alexander the Great
- Taught by Aristotle
- Wanted to invade Persia
- Marched with 35,000 men to attack Persia
- Persia rushed 40,000 men to meet him
- Alexander attacked first, very effective, defeated them
- Alarmed the Persian King
Peace?
- Macedonian advisors told Alexander to take the offer but he didnt
- His goal was to conqueror the Persian Empire
Alexander in Eygpt
- was welcomed
- Crowned Pharaoh
- Named a city after himself
Continued the Conquest
- Still wanted to kill Darius
- His pursuit made him a great conquerer but bad at governing the land
- He found Darius, dead
Are we there yet?
- Many thought Alexander would now stop
- He didnt
- He invaded other areas of India
- His only problem was bad attitude
Low Morale
- Fought for 11 years
- Marched 11,000 miles
- In bad conditions, deserts and even monsoon rains
Governor?
- Announced he was going to unite his empire
- He became seriously ill with a fever and died at 32
Legacy
- Married a Persian Princess
- Wore a Persian dress
- Had conquered a lot of land
- Generals fought over who got the power
Generals
- Antigonus became King of Macedonia
- Ptolemy seized Egypt
- Seleucid got control over the old Persian Empire
What is your overall opinion of Alexander the Great? Was he really that special or just a barbaric person who allowed greed to get the best of him?
I think he was definitely over greedy. He was very rude and didn't really respect anyone. He definitely let greed get the best of him. Alexander made his men fight for 11 years and march 11,000 miles. If that isn't rude and disrespectful then i dont know what is. His mind was way too set to finding Darius and killing him. Alexander was a rude and greedy man who did not care what anyone else thought or how they felt.
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