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2. What did he do? King at 20 Crushed Theban revolt and scared the rest of Greece into submission Strategy and Intimidation against Darius to take Persia (Granicus) “Liberated” Egypt Named Pharaoh Persopolis Conquered to India, came back to Babylon, died at 32 of malaria like symptoms.

3. Legacy Antigonus, Ptolemy, Seleucus (no democratic rule.) Greek plus Persian, Indian and Egyptian= Hellenistic Culture

4. Legacy of Hellenistic Culture Koine Alexandria, Egypt (500,000) Road building with Greek sculptures Glass coffin Pharos Museum, library (art, zoo, botanical garden.) Preservation and expansion of Greek and Egyptian learning for later eras. Astronomy (Aristarchus, Eratosthenes) Math and Physics (Euclid, Archimedes)

5. Hellenic legacy continued Philosophy Stoicism, Epicurianism (Zeno: virtuous lives in harmony with God and the natural laws of God.) Human desire is dangerous and should be checked. Limited emotional expression. Epicurus, the gods did not care and your senses are the truth. Perfection=virtue and pleasure seeking.

6. Persia

7. Medes, Chaldeans, (Babylonians) Rich in natural resources copper, lead, gold, silver, lapis lazuli. Cyrus first great ruler. (2,000 miles of empire.) Kindness and the Jewish nation. Cambyses (Egypt, rebellion) Darius (The Immortals) Greece! Bureaucracy (Satraps, tax collectors, inspectors, military leaders) Road building (Royal road 1,677miles!) Standardized coinage. Zoroaster (Ahura Mazda