In 332 B.C, Alexander the great conquered Egypt, this was part of his plan to take over the Persians. The Egyptians thought that he would give them back there independence, but unfortunately he didn’t. After the death of Alexander a man named Ptolemy ruled. He made sure that many knew that the Greeks had conquered Egypt. In 50 B.C the Ptolenies Greek kings of Egypt were weakening in power, and with the help
Long ago, back into the time of ancient Greek, was a young 20 year old British Macedonian king called Alexander. He was a very brave, dauntless, and generous man to his followers. He had conquered a vast of land and made it his empire. He had found 70 cities and named most of them Alexandria. He spread Greek ideas and culture to the world.
The evidence that shows this is a map of the land that Alexander took control over in his peak, 323 BCE. The map reveals that he conquered most of the middle east and the entire Persia empire. Alexander founded over 13 cities throughout this territory naming most Alexandria after himself to spread his legacy (Doc A). This map shows the vast amount of territory Alexander took control of in a very short period of time. He and his army have little troubles while gaining this much power and only fought around five fights.
Alexander III was arguably one of the greatest and most effective emperors in the history of civilizations. During his 13 year reign over Macedonia from 336 B.C. to 323 B.C, he greatly advanced the Macedonian Empire by nearly tripling the size of the empire, spreading Hellenistic culture throughout the ancient world and unifying the diverse ethnic groups of his vast empire under it, and improving the empire’s economy by forging new trade connections. Without his skillful leadership, Macedonia would not have become the dominant power it became at its peak. Within 4 years of when he first took the throne in 336 B.C., Alexander expanded the empire from the kingdom of Macedon itself to the area around the eastern half of the Mediterranean Sea, including Thrace, Anatolia, and the upper part of Egypt.
Consequent to his death, Alexander the Greats empire that he built ruptured into three separate kingdoms, these kingdoms later broke into more smaller states. However, even though Alexander’s kingdom did not last long, his influence did. Alexander the Great formed a huge empire, which spread Greek culture into Egypt and many parts of Asia, and paved the way for new civilizations to develop. Alexander encouraged blending of cultures in areas he conquered, created new cities for example, Alexandria in Egypt. Alexander encouraged people from other parts of the empire to move to these cities and lastly, Cultural Diffusion led to the formation of Hellenistic Culture blending of Greek, Persian, Egyptian, and Indian cultures.
Alexander the Great showed leadership during his time as King of Macedonia. The map in Document A shows how Alexander had defeated strong Persian resistance and conquered much of Asia, labeling each of his new found cities Alexandria. His strong leadership skills led him to many more successes as well. Alexander the Great built his empire in 11 years and founded 70 new cities (Document E). This evidence support how Alexander
The city is still here today. Back when Alexander created it was a city for trade. It had the first lighthouse that was 350ft tall. The city also had a library with 250,000 scrolls. It was city the made knowledge a commodity.
The four most important kingdoms that split off—Syria (the kingdom of the Seleucids), Egypt, Pergamun, and Macedonia—were soon at loggerheads, and remains so until they were finally conquered by Rome” (110). The land of Egypt fell to Alexander’s general Ptolemy I who had been left to oversee the wealthy territory of the Nile river. Ptolemy’s plan was to ensure his legitimacy both as Egypt’s king and also true heir to Alexander. The Macedonian tradition held that the one who buried the body of the king secures his right to the throne. Ptolemy hijacked the funeral procession of Alexander and brought the mummified body to Egypt where it would eventually rest in Alexandria, the same city Alexander himself had
Painting A Picture With Words Edgar Allan Poe uses imagery in “The Masque of the Red Death” to vividly illustrate the scene of a masquerade party during a time of a destructive pestilence. The mood colorfully expressed by Poe throughout the short story evokes feelings of an unfamiliar setting and strange characters. The picture Poe illustrates with his writing in this short story is interesting yet grim which makes the mood somber. The mood of the characters and setting changes throughout the story, and the progression is told with imagery and symbols.
Asia minor was taken from Persian control, which placed the largest empire in the world under Alexander’s control. This was a huge victory for Alexander and his troops because these three years signified a difficult struggle between the two sides. Alexander, at the age of 25, with his army, also fought and conquered Egypt. This resulted in him founding a city on the western edge of the Nile, which he named Alexandria. Commerce thrived here because ships came to Alexandria’s harbor from all over the Mediterranean.
The transformation of the Iatros began with Alexander the Great whose conquest through Egypt, in 322-321 BC, led to the foundation of Alexandria. As he took control of Egypt Alexander the Great continued his conquest East and left one of his Generals in charge, Ptolemy I. Eventually, Alexander the Great died which lead to a power vacuum amongst his generals, who went to war with one another. In light of these events, Ptolemy I declared himself the ruler of Egypt and sought to make Alexandria the economic and cultural capital of the Greek world. Ptolemy I, had a tremendous advantage with the wealth and papyrus of Egypt and was able to basically build Alexandria from the ground up.
He may have expanded Greece and been highly influential, but that does not outweigh the tragedy he brought to the various nations he conquered. One reason Alexander was not great is that he was selfish. When he left Egypt to pursue more conquests, he created a city near the Nile River, and he named it after himself, calling it “Alexandria.” The Egyptians were not allowed to play a key role in the development of Alexandria. Although the Egyptians
Ruled by Ptolemy I Soter in 323 BC, he turned Egypt as part of the Hellenistic kingdoms. The rapid growth and influence of the Ptolemaic Kingdom mainly came from eagerness of Ptolemy I to further strengthen his own position as ruler. Housing the capital of Alexandria within the kingdom, Egypt became the most important learning center as libraries were constructed and Greek influence was nurtured into the part of the Egyptian culture. Egyptians with status and class, like Ptolemy I who had been recorded to have donated talents for the arts, were seen by the native Greeks as very skillful and educated. However, the political hierarchy within Egypt remained true to the traditional authoritative power of the Pharaohs.
Alexandria is considered to be the best example of ALexander's successful spreading of Greek Culture. Alexander may have been somewhat known as a big-headed, narcissistic leader, so much so as to going as far as to say that he was the son of Zeus, the King of the Gods. But Alexander truly did deserve the title of “The Great”. To be great in history is not to be a nice, sweet person who is kind to everyone, but to be a smart ruler who knows what he wants and gets what he wants. To be great in history is a title that comes with a lot of speculation, but
With all the empire Alexander built, when he died, his empires that he built fell into three parts called the Hellenistic Kingdom. Each of the kingdom was generalized by each of Alexander’s rulers. They were important dynasty the Antigonids, in Greece, the Ptolemies, in Egypt, and the Seleucids, in Persia all at which lasted longer than Alexander’s empire itself. Hellenistic refers to the spread of Greek culture. The Hellenistic Empires became known between the time of Alexander the Great’s death and the rise of the Roman domination, when the Roman troops conquered the territories that was ruled by Macedonian .
