1. ALEXANDER THE GREAT
HELLENISTIC AGE

2. PHILIP OF MACEDONIA King Philip II Became King at age 23 (359 BC)
Brilliant General and ruthless Politician
wanted to conquer Greece and Persia
Organized army in phalanx
16x16

3. BATTLE OF CHAERONEA 338BC
Greece in state of individualism
Every Greek for himself
Demosthenes
Tried to warn Greece of King Philip
Athens and Thebes formed together
Philip’s 18 year old son, Alexander, led army to victory, conquering Greece

5. PHILIP’S DEATH
Parade in honor of the marriage of Alexander and Cleopatra
Philip’s statue largest of all and entered stadium last
Philip wanted to enter without bodyguards
Stabbed close friend, maybe lover
Several theories behind assassination
Lover, plot of enemies, plot of wife/son

6. REMAINS OF PHILIP II

7. KING ALEXANDER King at age 20 Apprentice of Aristotle Horse Bucephalus
Believed he was a relative of Achilles
Thebes started a rebellion
Alexander destroyed city
Killed 6,000
Sold rest to slavery

8. INVASION OF PERSIA 35,000 soldiers Darius III King of Persians
Battle of Grancius River
Alexander rushed the Persian forces
Darius fled, his army followed
Victory of Anatolia

9. OFFER OF PEACE
Darius III offered Alexander 1/3 of his empire for peace
Alexander’s advisors told him to accept
Because of how he won, he wanted all of Persia and the known world

10. EGYPT Welcomed as liberator of Egypt 331 BC Oasis of Siwah
Oracle of Amon
Egyptian King of the Gods
He was the true son of Zeus

11. ALEXANDER’S EMPIRE Alex moved east into Mesopotamia
Darius III assembled an army of 250,000
Battle of Gaugamela
Alexander charged through Persian lines
Darius III fled AGAIN, army followed
Victory ended Persian power

12. Alexander moves through Persian cities, through India Valley and into Asia
Never lost a battle
Army travels 11,000 miles in 11 years
Army wants to turn around
Babylon
Alexander contracts Malaria from a mosquito
323 BC
Alexander dies

14. ALEXANDER’S LEGACY “My empire will go to the strongest General.”
Antigonus – King of Macedonia
Ptolemy – Egypt, became Pharaoh
Selecus – Old Persian Empire
Brought Greek culture to all of East
14 Alexandria cities

15. Overview of King Alex

16. Full Movie

17. HELLANISTIC AGE Alexandria, Egypt Center of commerce and trade
Diverse population of 500,000
Lighthouse of Alexandria
400 ft tall
Burned in fire
Museum and Library
Dedicated to Arts and Sciences

18. LIGHT HOUSE AT ALEXANDRIA

19. ASTRONOMY Small observatory Aristarchus of Samos
Sun was 300 times larger than earth (actually larger)
Earth and planets revolve around the sun
Theory was not supported
Ptolemy said earth was center (14 centuries)

20. MATHMATICS AND PHYSICS
Euclid
Opened school of geometry
Book called Elements
Archimedes
Accurately calculated Pi (π)

21. EUCLID ARCHIMEDES

22. COLOSSUS OF RHODES

23. Q&A 1. Who was Philip II? 2. Who led the army that conquered Greece?
3. Who killed King Philip II?
4. Who led the Persians?
5. What happened to Alexander in Egypt?
6. Describe the Hellenistic Age.