1. Philip builds Macedonia Empire
- Philip is Alexanders dad and king of Macedonia
- King of Macedonia who invaded Greece and WON!
- He was going to conquer Persia, but he was murdered.
- ALEXANDER DEFEATS PERSIA!!! (Darius III)
- When young; tutored by Aristotle
- Relied on the Iliad
- Alexander va. Darius: Alexander is outnumbered by Darius's army, but wins anyway
- Crowned pharaoh in 332 BCE, He told them he was a God.
- Alexanders Army moves East to Mesopotamia. Darius's army outnumbered him again with a HUGE army. Battle at Gaugamela. Alexander used phalanx and won. Again.
- Second time that Darius fled, which led to him being killed by his own army.
- Alexander continues East to Perserpolis, and burned and destroyed it.
- Now reigned as unchallenged ruler of southwest Asia.
- 326 BCE Hydaspes River, defeats India.
- Been fighting for 11 years and marched 11,000 miles. So army turned around.
- 323 BCE, Alexander and his army reach Babylon and says he isn't going all the way home.
- Alexander died at 32 years old, never carried out full plans. Cause of death is unknown: Fever, Syphillis, or Murder?
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