Philip Builds Macedonia 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)
- when young tutored by Aristotle, and relied on the Illiad
- Alexander vs Darius
- A is outnumbered by Darius's army, but wins anyways
- Crowned Pharaoh in 332 BC he told them he was a God
- Alexander's Army moves East to Mesopotamia
- Darius's army outnumbered again with HUGE army; Battle at Gaugamela
- Alexander used Phalanx and won, again
- Alexander continues East to Persepolis, burned and destroyed it (took money/gold)
- now reigned as unchallenged ruler of Southwest Asia
- 326 BCE Hydaspes River, defeats India
- been fighting for 11 years and marched 11,000 miles
- army turned home
- 323 BC Army reaches Babylon
- Alexander settled there
- Alexander died at 32 years old
- never carried out full plan
- fever? killed by own people?
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