Philip II
- 359 b.c Philip came to throne
- built an army and turned Macedonia chief of power in the Greek world
- 338 b.c Battle of Chaeronea. Macedonia vs Greek.
- Philip had control over Greek
- Was assassinated and his son took over
- 20 years old
- King of Macedonia
- Philip had carefully trained Alexander
- Took him on military campaigns and basic military leadership
- Invaded Persia
- Avenged the Persian burning Athens in 480 b.c
- 334 b.c Alexander entered Asia Minor with his army
- 37,000 Macedonian and Greek men
- The cavalry was 5,000 men
- Next year he had freed the Ionian Greek cities of western Asia Minor from Persians
- 332 b.c Alexander had Syria, Palestine and Egypt
- Built Alexandria in Egypt
- First series of cities named after him
- Built Alexandria in Egypt
- 331 b.c Alexander turned east and fought a battle with Persians at Gaugamela
- After he controlled the rest of the Persian empire
- 3 years later he moved to modern day Pakistan
- 326 b.c reached India
- Soldiers didn't want to go on
- Many died in Iran's desert
- Returned to Babylon
- Died of exhaust, fever and alcohol in 323 b.c at the age of 32
- Master of strategy and tactics, able to fight in all terrains and against all kinds of opponents
- Brave, reckless, risked his own life and inspired his soldiers
- Extended Greek and Macedonian rule over a large area bringing in more money into their economics
- Creations of monarchies became his political legacy
- Greek language, architercure, literture, art spread to southwest Asia, Central Asia, North Africa
- Absorbed eastern culture