Wednesday, December 17, 2008


This is a map of how far the Macedonian Empire spread a it's most powerful time.
As you Can see it spread from Greece in to Northern Africa and as far west as India.

The Wars of Alexander

The Wars of Alexander the Great were fought by King Alexander III ("The Great") of Macedon, first against the Achaemenid Persian Empire, under its "King of Kings" Darius III, and then against local chieftains and warlords as far east as Punjab, India. Alexander the Great was one of the most successful military commanders of all time and is presumed undefeated in battle. By the time of his death, he had conquered most of the world known to the ancient Greeks.

Rise to power

Alexander was given the throne of Macedon following the death of his father Philip II, who had unified most of the city-states of mainland Greece under Macedonian rule. After reconfirming Macedonian rule by quashing a rebellion of southern Greek city-states and staging a short but bloody excursion against Macedon's northern neighbours, Alexander set out east against the Achaemenid Persian Empire, which he defeated and overthrew. His conquests included Anatolia, Syria, Phoenicia, Judea, Gaza, Egypt, Bactria and Mesopotamia , and he extended the boundaries of his own empire as far as Punjab, India.