After Death: The Effects Of Alexander on the Mediterranean Region
The average citizen with little experience in Mediterranean history may be able to correctly name but a few individuals who contributed significantly to the culture and histories of the area. The most memorable include Aristotle, Socrates and Plato, for their contributions to academics and thought, Pericles for his rebuilding of Athens, and, of course, Alexander for his military conquests. Alexander's brief reign as emperor over most of the civilized world had a lasting effect on the Mediterranean region for centuries. The changes brought about by his campaigns became evident in various political, social, technological and economic trends. It is the intention of this work to introduce briefly Alexander's conquests and investigate their effects on the Mediterranean world in the centuries following his death. Alexander III was born to Philip of Macedon in 356 B.C. and his wife Olympias. Alexander proved to be a protege of his father at a young age, rumoured to have been receiving Persian envoys at court at the age of only six while his father was out inspecting his troops. A firm believer in a high-quality Greek education, Philip arranged for Alexander's tutelage under Aristotle, under whom he learned the subjects of philos
Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford: 1999. Engineering became a topic studied in established universities, such as the one that made up part of the library of Alexandria. In fact, all seven of the Ancient Wonders lay within the bounds of the empire, along what became the economic aorta of the world for many centuries. The philosophies developed in the Hellenistic Age were accessible to this new Hellenistic citizen, speaking to a broader, multiethnic audience. Other than military technologies, Alexander's conquests made possible the spread of various eastern technologies and wisdoms westward. So, to Alexander, the unchallenged ruler who had just consolidated his power at home, it was time to prove his might to the enemy and end the Persian threat once and for all. Such tactics and weapons had been seen before but never used in combination to attack and seize a walled town. Alexander was tried as a regent at the young age of 16 while his father was putting down rebellions in the Byzantium region. This provided him with Persian support in his later conquests. This action provided the remaining Greek city-states with an example of Alexander's might in the face of dissension, and no further revolts occurred. This aspect of Greek spirit led to their resistance of all outside domination, preferring self-determination by the city-state to which they belonged . Euclid developed a series of proofs and logic for geometry and problem solving .
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