Alexander the Great -
- alexander was now ready to invade persia now that the greece was secure
- alexander marched with 35000 men to attack persia
- persian rushed 40000 men to meet alexander at anatolia
- alexander decide to attack first and with his cavalry, very efective and defeated the persians
Invasion Continues
- that victory alarmed the Persian King, Darius the Third
- His response was to raise a huge army ranging between 50000 to 75000 men
- alexander knew he was outnumbered so he called for a surprise attack with his best troops and ordered them to go straight to the Persian King
- The Persian King fled and so did his army
Peace?
- after two major battles lost, Darius the Third was ready to give up so land in hopes that alexander would stop his conquest
- the Macedonian advisors to alexander told him to take the offer, but alexader refused
- alexander's goal was to conquer all of the Persian empire
Alexander in Eygpt
- Alexander was welcomed into Egypt as a liberator even thought Egypt was a Persian territory
- Was even crowned a pharoah
- Alexander named a city, Alexandria after himself, very common for him to do
Continuing the Conquest
- Alexander still wanted to kill King Darius the Third of Persia so he pursued him
- this pursuit made him a great conquered but bad at governing the land he conquered
- He eventually found King Darius dead, one of his own men had killed him
Are we there yet?
- Many thought that once Darius was dead Alexander might stop the conquest, they were wrong
- He invaded certain areas of India and successful defeat them there as well
- Only problem Alexander struggled with was the low morale of his army
Low morale
- Alexanders troops had been fighting for a very long time traveled very far
- had fought for 11 years
- had marched 11000 miles
- very disappointed, alexander agreed to return home
Governor?
- when Alexander had reached Babylon, he announces that he wants to unite his empire by building new cities, roads and harbors and conquer Arabia
- He became ill with fever and died at the age of 32
Legacy
- married a Persian Princess
- He even wore a Persian dress and presided over a mass marriage of 80 of his men to Persian women
- Very interesting cultural impact - spreading Hellenistic culture
- At the time of his death, Alexander had conquered a vast amount of land
- General fought over who got the power of the empire
Generals
- Eventually 3 generals of Alexander got control of his conquered land
- Antigonus - became the King of Macedonia and tool control of the greek city-states
- Ptolemy - siezed Egypt, took the title of Pharaoh, and began a dynasty
- Seleucid - got control over the old Persian Empire. He didn't take the democratic approach with him, the rulers had all the power not the people.
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?
My personal opinion of Alexander the Great is that he was a greedy awful person. He would kill many people just to get what he wanted, and he could never get enough. Alexander also was selfish and did not want to share any of his achievements with anyone. He was also very boastful, and I know that because he named many town in Egypt after himself. I think Alexander was a very smart general, but he was a very mean, greedy, and selfish human.
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