Peace: After two major battles were lost by the Persians. Darius 111 was ready to give up some land in hopes that Alexander would stop his conquest. The Macedonians advisers to Alexander told hi to make an offer bu Alex said no. Alex's goad was to conquer all of the Persian Empire.
-Alexander in Egypt: Alexander was welcomed into Egypt as a liberator even thought Egypt was a Persian territory. was even crowned a Pharaoh. Alexander named a city Alexandria after himself, very common for him to do. Modest.
-Continuing Conquest: Alexander still wanted to kill king Darius111 of Persia so he pursued him. This pursuit made him great conquered but bad at governing the land he conquered. He eventually found king Darius dead, one of his men killed him.
-Are we there yet? Many thought once Darius was dead Alex might stop the conquest, they were wrong. He invaded certain areas of India and successfully defeat them there as well. Only one problem was Alex's army was struggling with low morale.
-Low Morale: Alexander's troops had been fighting for a very long time (11yrs) and traveled far. Marched 11,000 miles, in bad conditions, deserts and even monsoon rains. 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. Usually when a king makes big vows they die, and Alex died from becoming ill with a fever and died at age 32.
- Married a Persian Princess. He even wore Persian dress and presided over a mass marriage of 80 of his men to Persian woman. Very interesting cultural impact-spreading Hellenistic culture. At the time of his death Alex had conquered a vast amount of land. Generals fought over who got the power of the empire.
-Generals: eventually these 3 gemerals of Alexander got controll of his conquered land.
Antigonus:became the king of Macedonia and took control of the Greek city-states.
Ptolemy: seized Egypt and took the title of Pharaoh and began a dynasty.
Seleucid: got control over the old Persian Empire. He didnt take the demoncratic approach with him, the rulers had all the power not the people.
I think he was special for his army strength
Alexander the great was great because of his obvious skills at being able to defeat and conquer land. Even though he may not have known what to do once he defeated it, he still was able to get it in the first plan which is the hardest thing to do. Marching 11,000 in 11 years(3 different continents) is an incredible amount to cover, including fighting along the side. He was truly a great conqueror but not the best governor. Therefore, I think he was great for his fighting skills, and being able to conquer all that he did in his time.
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