ALEXANDER+THE+GREAT

by loganday @ logan 222334. the o S.S. Landrum Student.

Alexander the Great had a huge empire. Hellenism comes from the Greek word meaning Greek. He was taught by Aristotle, the great philosopher. Alex was born in 356 B.C.E. to King Phillip of Macedon, or ancient Macedonia. Macedon became a huge kingdom by 336 B.C.E. Phillip II wanted to expand into Asia Minor. He thought that it would give him an advantage. Sadly, Phillip died in 336 B.C.E. He was at a banquet celebrating a recent marriage. Some say he was drunk from wine. Others say it was murder. Whatever the reason, the fact is, Phillip died that year, before his plans could commence. Alex, his eldest son, carried on Phillip’s plans. Yet, he expanded farther than Phillip wanted. Alexander created one of the largest empires of the day. Some say he did it for power. Others say it was for forsaken cultural reasons. Whatever the reason, he had a pretty large empire. When was conquering the eastern Mediterranean area, he was hailed as a hero. When he was battling Darius, he was considered a fiend. However, in his 13 years of conquest, he was something. He was invading India, when his soldiers were sick of fighting, he fell sick. He returned to Babylon, where he died. It was the year of 323 B.C.E. He was buried in Babylon, but was put on display in Alexandria, Egypt.

1.1 He traveled for 3,000 miles! 1.2 His empire stretched from Greece to India. 1.3 His enemies included Darius of Persia, who was defeated in 333 B.C.E 1.4 He died in 323 B.C.E. 2. His life. 2.1 He was born in 356 B.C.E. 2.2 He died in 323 B.C.E. 3. Persia and their allies. 3.1 Persia was the largest empire in its day. 3.2 Its allies included its frontier provinces. 3.3 Alex liberated the countries trapped in Darius' power. 4. Greece and its allies. 4.1//**
 * //1. Alex the Great Greek