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Alexander wanted to get started conquering ASAP. He got his first opportunity almost immediately. Some of the Greek city-states saw the ascension of the 20-year-old Alexander as a chance to regain their independence from the leadership of the Macedonians. Alexander took care of the little rebellion post-haste. To set an example, he completely razed the Greek city of Thebes in 335 B.C., killing most of the population -- including women and children -- and enslaving those few left alive. After that the Greeks were happily united behind Alexander and he could focus his attention on expanding the empire. He immediately began pushing east, against the old enemy Persia -- which his father never succeeded in defeating. After winning a battle for the city of Gordium, Alexander is said to have solved the famously tricky Gordian Knot. He sliced through the thing with his sword rather than fool around it. A legend supposedly foretold that whoever solved this puzzle would rule all of Asia. Alexander rapidly moved on to destroy the city of Tyre ... push through Palestine, Syria, Iran, and Afghanistan ... and conquer Egypt (or, depending on your perspective, "liberate" Egypt from the Persians). In bloody battle after bloody battle the Persian Empire and most of the known world fell to the hero Alexander and his Macedonian war machine. Inheriting a kingdom from his father didn't really please Alexander. What kind of hero gets everything given to him? This wouldn't satisfy Achilles or Hercules and it wouldn't satisfy him.
Note: Greece was a loose conglomerate of city states with various political structures. They battled each other as often if not more in disputes over borders and more importantly over hegemony over the rest of Greece.
As the eminent historian J.B. Bury writes:
If the chances of another issue to the battle of Chaeronea have been exaggerated, the significance of that event has been often misrepresented. The battle of Chaeronea belongs to the same historical series as the battles of Aegospotami (405 B.C.) and Leuctra (371B.C.).
As the hegemony or first place among Greek states had passed successively from Athens to Sparta, and to Thebes, so now it passed to Macedon. The statement that Greek liberty perished on the plain of Chaeronea is as true or as false as that it perished on the field of Leuctra or the strand of the Goat's River. Whenever a Greek state became supreme, that supremacy entailed the depression of some states and the dependency or subjection of others. Athens was reduced to a secondary place by Macedon, and Thebes fared still worse; but we must not forget what Sparta, in the day of her triumph, did to Athens, or the more evil things which Thebes.
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What were other names for Alexander the Great?
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Is Alexander the great greek?
Alexander the Great was Greek. Macedonia was an ancient Greek kingdom in the northern Greek peninsula and is now a province of modern Greece. Epirus is still the north-west state in Greece. Alexander and his father were descendants of the Argead dynasty which originate from Argos in southern Greece while his mother descendant from the Molossians, the tribe of Achilles. Alexander significantly exposed the vast areas that he conquered to Greek civilization and influence.
What are the names of Alexander the Great generals who established the most populated kingdom?
ptolemy I and seleucus
Which cloepatra married Alexander the Great?
As far as history knows, Alexander the Great didn't marry anyone named Cleopatra. His known wives' names were Roxane and Stateira. He did, however, have a sister named Cleopatra.
What was Alexander the Great's real name?
During ancient times, people didn't really have long names. they usually had one name plus the last name. some people only had 1 name not including the last name. Alexander the great was one of them. If you were to call him by all of his titles he would be Alexander III, King of Macedonia, Shahanshah of Persia, Pharaoh of Egypt, Hegemon of Greece and Lord of Asia.
What were the names of the cities that Alexander the Great conquered?
There were hundreds. Start in Greece with Thebes, them through Egypt , the Middle East and Central Asia. He founded 70 odd Greek-style cities, modestly naming hal of them Alexandria after himself.
Who was Alexander the great's mom names?
Olympias
What were other names for Alexander the Great?
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Did Alexander the Great introduce his religion to the countries he conquered?
Yes , Alexander the Great believed in spreading Greek culture by establishing cities in conquered areas such as , for example , Alexandria , Egypt .Addition:Religion, before the related trilogy of Judaism, Christianity and Islam decided to impose their beliefs on everyone, was very flexible. They recogbised that the gods were all the same, regardless of the names given to them. For example, after capturing Jerusalem Pompey went to the Judaic temple to sacrifice to Jehovah, understanding that he was the same as Jupiter or Zeus.While Alexander pushed Greek culture for social advancement and a cohesive society, he maintained this flexibility about the gods. Witness his trip to Siwa oasis to commune with the Egyptian high-god Ammon, whom he reported as declaring him to be his son.
Is Alexander the great greek?
Alexander the Great was Greek. Macedonia was an ancient Greek kingdom in the northern Greek peninsula and is now a province of modern Greece. Epirus is still the north-west state in Greece. Alexander and his father were descendants of the Argead dynasty which originate from Argos in southern Greece while his mother descendant from the Molossians, the tribe of Achilles. Alexander significantly exposed the vast areas that he conquered to Greek civilization and influence.
What are the names of Alexander the Great generals who established the most populated kingdom?
ptolemy I and seleucus
What were the names of the four empires who conquered Israel?
1. Assyrians in 722 B.C. under Sargon II 2. Babylonians in 586 B.C. under Nebuchadnezzar 3. Greeks in 332 B.C. under Alexander the Great 4. Romans in 63 B.C. under Roman General "Pompty the Great".
What are Names of rulers followed by the great?
In English history, only King Alfred. Elsewhere, you have Alexander and Peter.
Which cloepatra married Alexander the Great?
As far as history knows, Alexander the Great didn't marry anyone named Cleopatra. His known wives' names were Roxane and Stateira. He did, however, have a sister named Cleopatra.
What are some famous names that that start with a?
Albert- Albert Einstein Alexander- Alexander the Great Abraham- Abraham Linclon Aristotle- Aristotle( i think that's how you spell it)
What were the names of Alexander's parents?
Depends what alexander you are on about
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