Alexander's+Empire

Alexander's Empire

Bold:
 * 1) Philip II- He dreamed of taking control of Greece then moving in against Persia.
 * 2) Macedonia- Located in the NOrth of Greece, it had rough terrain and cold climate.
 * 3) Alexander the Great- Son of Philip II, proclaimed himself king after his fathers murder.
 * 4) Darius- A Persian king, he vowed to crush the invaders, he raised a huge army between 50,000 and 75,000 men to face to Macedonians near Issus.

Key People: Philip II Alexander the Great Darius III Demosthenes Antigonus Ptolemy Seleucus

Ideas/Events PHILIP BUILDS MACEDONAIN POWER:
 * Most Macedonian nobels thought of themselves as Greeks.
 * In 359 BC Philip became king of Macedonia at age 23.
 * Greek city-states Athens and Thebes worked together to fight Philip, they lost painfully.
 * Greek remained under the control of Macedonia.
 * Philip wanted to invade Persia but, never got the chance.
 * in 336 BC he was stabbed to death by a former gruardsmen.

ALEXANDER DEFEATS PERSIA:
 * Aristole taught Alexander.
 * When the Thebes rebeled, Alexander killed about 6,000.
 * in 334 BC Alexander lead 35,000 soldiers across Hellspoint to Anatolia, 40,000 Persians defended.
 * The two armies met at the Granicus River where Alexander the Great struck the Perians first.
 * The Macedonians and Alexander won!
 * Darius vowed to defeat the Macedonians and Alexander.
 * Alexander defeated Darius at Issus giving him power of Anatolia.
 * Darius tried to negotiate a peace treay with Alexander after his defeat, Alexander rejected the offer.
 * In 332 BC Alexander marched in Egypt, Perians territory, the Egyptians welcomed Alexander and called him a pharroh.
 * Alexander and Darius fought again at Gaugamela a small village near the ruins of acient Nineveh.
 * When Alexander won at the battle of Gaugamela, it ended all Persian power.

ALEXANDER'S OTHER CONQUESTS:
 * After defeating Peria, Alexander was the unchallanged controller of all of South-East Asia.
 * Darius was murdered by one of huis provincial govenors.
 * In 326 BC Alexander and his army reached the Indus Valley.
 * At the Hydaspes river a powerful Indian army blocked Alexander the Great and his army's path, his men were tired and they turned back.
 * By 323 BC Alexander and his army reached Babylon.
 * Alexander died at age 32 because he became seriously ill with a fever.
 * After Alexander died, his Macedonian gnerals fought for power.
 * Antigonus took crontrol of Macedonia and the Greek city-states, Ptolemy took the Egyptian tital of Pharroh and established a dynasty, lastly Seleucus took over most of the old Persian Empire witch became known as the Seleucid kingdom.
 * No more democracy.
 * Alexander married a Persian woman.