Alexander the Great
Macedonia Located to the north of Greece After Peloponnesian War Macedonia controls Greece
Phillip II
Ruler of Macedonia Creates 1st paid, professional army Demosthenes- orator- leads opposition to Phillip 338BCE Battle of Chaeronea- Defeats Thebes and Athens to become “Master of Greece” Phillip is Assassinated
Olympius- Alexander’s Mother
Alexander & Bucephalus
Alexander the Great “Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.”
Alexander the Great 19 y/o son takes over Trained by Aristotle Unifies Greece by age 24- conquers Asia Minor, Syria, Mesopotamia, & Persia
Alexander’s Empire “I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion. “
Cont. Goes east to India but must turn back- Soldiers tired and fed up- Many die Alexander dies 323 age 32 Conquered most of the known world during his life
Alexander’s Goals Conquer the world Spread Greek culture Manage the Empire Wanted to be a God-King
After Death Empire split into Macedonia, Egypt and Syria 200 BCE Roman Legions invade Greece and Conquer most of the Hellenistic Empire