on its own‚ but Alexander the Great took this challenge even further. He took the most demanding and laborious paths possible during his campaign to expand his empire‚ and he succeeded (Romey). Alexander the Great created the largest empire the ancient world had ever
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When the Persians‚ Greeks‚ and Kushans conquered India they influenced the country significantly. Under Persian control around 513 B.C.E‚ new trade connections where established. The emperor Darius had contact between India and the near east of the country. Persian influences created new concepts‚ techniques‚ and materials into India. The Persians also influenced India by creating numerous viral states. During the invasion of alexander the great‚ the Greeks conquered the northwest of India from
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Ionian Revolt: Ionian Revolt: The Ionian Revolt began began 499 BC was a series of military revolts from the people of ionia against the persian empire ‚ancient Greek colonies Mysia ‚Lydia‚Caria and Lycia that rebelled against the geographical enormous persian empire. During the arcade age a lot of Greek cities sent out expeditions to colonise the mediterranean‚Herodotus the father of western history‚gives the only greek historian text about the only persian wars written at the time of the period
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Gaugamela was the perfect battlefield for Darius’s army and both leaders knew this. But‚ Alexander decided to take his chances and try to end the war with this battle on Darius’s land. As the Macedonian army set up camp overnight‚ Alexander was advised by his right-hand man Parmenion to attack Darius at that moment (Grant). It would have been the perfect surprise attack on the Persian army but‚ Alexander declined and said a surprise attack would be considered stealing a victory‚ so he decided to
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control the high and mighty Persian Empire. The Persians had range over a territory including all of what are now Syria‚ Israel‚ Egypt‚ Jordan‚ Turkey‚ Iraq‚ and Afghanistan. It had taken Alexander all of twelve years and he was still only thirty-two. Alexander the Great may have been the acknowledged master of the then world‚ but he was a captive
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physical flaws‚ but neither is the leader elevated to the status of a deity. Actually‚ the Greeks saw man a creature of such importance‚ that they created their deities after their own image. In contrast‚ the depictions of Xerxes I‚ ruler of the Persian Empire‚ show a society that sees themselves very differently than they see their leader. They depict an individual who is not only twice the size of a normal person; he is someone who has been elevated to the status of a god. His subjects are shown following
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When Alexander III tried to invade the Indian subcontinent‚ he faced tough opponents who eventually discouraged rest of the Macedonian army to abandon the campaign into the India subcontinent. By the time Alexander III reached the Indian subcontinent‚ he had conquered‚ rest of East Asia and north Egypt. Before straight out war‚ Alexander the Great formed alliances with King Ambhi Kumar who was the ruler of Taxila. Taxila provided Alexander with army and resources to subdue the rest of the tribes
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twelve years the Macedonian king Alexander the great carved out an empire stretching from Greece to modern day Afghanistan and Pakistan‚ conquering the Persian empire and several smaller kingdoms in the process. Alexander himself was an intelligent man‚ who inherited an already formidable kingdom. He had determination‚ charisma and respect. He was a superb tactician who basically invented Western tactics. Alexander the great’s empire collapsed after his death due to the generals fighting over individual
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The Persian Wars was one of the most famous and significant wars in history in many ways. The Persian wars was a series of wars fought by Greek states and Persia over a period of almost half a century. There were many battles fought in the Persian wars including the Marathon‚ Thermpylae‚ Salamis‚ and Plataea. To begin‚ the battle of Marathon too place in august in Marathon Greece. This battle was fought between Persia‚Athens‚ and aided by Plataea. This was during
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did have a huge impact because it showed how strong alexander’s army was. The cause of the battle is very simple. Alexander wanted to defeat Darius in the battle and complete his conquest over the Persian empire. It was not only for conquest because alexander’s father hated the Persian empire as well. Alexander wanted to fulfill the goal that his father had and attacked Persia as brutally as he could. Alexander’s idea was to kill Darius and take over Persia‚ which was the cause of the battle of
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