Alexander's Empire:
- Philip is Alexander's dad and King of Macedonia
- King of Macedonia who invaded Greece and won
- He was going to conquer Persia, but he was murdered
- Alexander names himself king at 20 years old
- Alexander defeats Persia (Darius III)
- Alexander was tutored by the greatest mind of his time, Aristotle, he also carried a copy of of the Iliad with him and relies on it
- Alexander vs. Darius:
- Alexander is outnumbered by Darius' army, but wins anyways
- Alexander is crowned pharaoh of Egypt in 332 BC
- Egyptians saw him as a liberator and Alexander claimed he was a demi-god
- He founds city of Alexandria
- Alexander goes to Mesopotamia and confronts Darius again
- Darius' army outnumbered him again with 250,000 men, Battle at Gaugamela, Alexander uses phalanx and wins again
- Alexander continues to East to Persepolis, and burned and destroyed it (took money and gold)
- Alexander's other conquests:
- Alexander is now reigned as unchallenged ruler of Southwest Asia
- In 326 BC, Hydaspes River, defeats India
- Been fighting for 11 years and marched 11, 000 miles. Army returns home
- 323 BC, army reaches Babylon. Alexander settles here
- Alexander died at 32 years old, never carried out full plans to govern and conquer. Fever?
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