Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great was the son of Philip II the state Macedonia in Greece.In 338 BCE he defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes. He helped unify Greece besides Sparta. Then in 336 he was assassinated, thought to be ordered by Alexander the Great. The Thebans tried to rebel, but Alexander burnt down Thebes and sold their people into slavery. Then he began to think about expanding to the rest of the world. He crossed the Hellespont into Asia, and then defeated Darius III of Persia. This took place at the battle of Issus, which is just north of modern Iskenderon, Turkey.

In 332 Alexander the Great already conquered Egypt, founding the city Alexandria that is in the Nile Delta. He then marched back to Mesopotamia defeated Darius III again, and marched into Babylon and Susa with no remorse. His motive was to get to India and take over. Alexander the Great traveled 11,000 miles without defeat, but founded many new cities and destroyed ancient empires.In the 320's BCE he created the largest empire of the time. In 326 BCE reached the banks of the Indus River. He has been fascinated by the Indian culture for a long time, that he read in some of Aristotle's teachings. Alexander the Great first stopped at Taxila, north or modern day Pakistan. King Omphis greeted him with 200 silver talents. 3,000 oxen, 10,000 sleep, 30 elephants, 700 Indian cavalry and 5,000 infantry.On his way home be caught a fever and died in Babylon in 323 BCE.