Alex the Great
Alexander The Great was one of the greatest emperors and leaders of the world. In fact, he was the only emperor to be called, "The Great." He had studied under a great Greek Philosopher, Aristotle, who taught Alexander literature, science, medicine, philosophy and to speak and write well. Alexander was the son of Philip of Macedonia. Philip became king of Macedonia in 359 B.C., but died in 336 B.C. He left his kingdom to Alexander. Alexander ruled for only thirteen years but he succeeded far beyond what his father had planned. After his father's death in 336 B.C., Alexander became king of Macedonia. He strengthened his claim of king by quickly stopping revolts by Athens, which tried to break away from Maced
, Alexander first conquered Tyre, Gaza and then Egypt in 327 B. He adopted ideas and customs from the people he had conquered. Greek civilization, after Alexander's death, is called the Hellenistic age. Reluctantly, Alexander agreed to turn back. Wherever he conquered lands, he made new cities. This happened because without Alexander to rule his empire, his generals divided it among themselves and the city-states were not strong enough to defend themselves. He married a Persian princess and Persians served in his army. " The Hellenistic world spread far beyond the Greek mainland and the Aegean Islands.
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