1. Peoples and EmpiresThe First World ConquerorAlexander The Great History 140 Summer 2011 By Le Thi My Ho

2. Alexander The Great Born in 356 B.C. in Pella, capitol of Macedonia Father – King Philip II, King of Macedonia Mother – Princess Olympias, Princess of Epiris Pupil of the well known Greek Philosopher, Aristotle The greatestempire builder, explorer, traveler, and seeker of truthin Europe’s history The First World Conqueror Died in 323 B.C.

3. Important Dates 334 B.C. Inherited his father’s throne and ambitions 334 B.C. Alexander crosses the Dardanelles and begins the destruction of the Persian Empire 333 B.C. Defeated the Persian Empire 331 B.C. Seized the Great Persian Capitol: Persepolis 336-323 B.C. Alexander’s empire was the most extensive in the Ancient World’s History 323 B.C. Attended a banquet and drank himself into a coma and died.

4. Memories of Alexander the Great His goal was to unite the East and West, Asia and Europe, Hellene and Barbarian Created the famous hairstyle: Anastole Believed that he was descended from semidivine beings “as one sent by the gods to be conciliator and arbitrator of the Universe” Alexander’s greatness lies less in what he intended to achieve but in what he was believed to have achieved

5. Sources Peoples and Empires: A Short History of European Migration, Exploration, and Conquest, From Greece to the Present. Author: Anthony Pagden A Modern Library Chronicles Book New York