1. Alexander the Great

2. Philip II of Macedonia
Philip comes to power in 359 BC, building a powerful army
Desires to unite all Greece
Conquers Greece in 338 BC
Assassinated two years later

3. Alexander Becomes king at age 20 in 336 BC
Student of Aristotle
Angry over Persians burning Athens in 480 BC
One Mission: Conquer Asia and destroy Persia

4. Path of Empire
Issus, 334 BC: Alexander kills 20,000 Persians in one battle, controls Asia Minor
Tyre, 333 BC: An island that thought it was invincible…
…Until Alexander built a ½ mile long bridge to destroy the city!
Conquers Egypt in 332 BC

5. Darius III and the Persians
Battle of Gaugamela, 331 BC
Alexander the Great
Darius III and the Persians
47,000 total soldiers
Alexander lost 500 men
Alexander’s greatest victory
Alexander conquers Persia and Asia
100,000 total soldiers
Persians lost 90,000
Darius III murdered a year later, by his own nobles

7. “To the End of the World and the Great Outer Sea”
Battle of the Hydaspes River in 326 BC was Alexander’s last victory, and the furthest his empire ever extended
Alexander’s empire stretches from Macedonia and Greece to Egypt, across Persia to India!
Spreads Greek culture throughout the known world: The HELLENIZATION of the world

8. Alexander the Great’s Legacy
Alexander dies at age 32 in 323 BC with no heir
Empire immediately divides
His friend, Ptolemy, takes command of Egypt at Alexandria
Alexander the Great never lost a battle
Still the standard by which generals measure themselves
One of the most tactically gifted and brilliant commanders in human history