Macedonians

The Persian advance guard, lightly armed and unaccustomed to Macedonian tactics, was overwhelmed. Alexander had planned only to free the Greek cities then under Persian control, but resounding victory spurred him to strike at the heart of the empire itself. This was no madcap venture. Darius III, the Persian king, was

Moreover, Hammond claims that local militias who wished to join Alexander’s army became citizen soldiers, illustrating that regardless of nationality, by fighting along Alexander would incorporate one into his illustrious empire. Eventually, the army became a way that fused cultures and mixed background together. The more territories the army conquered, the more Alexander’s empire grew, and by giving incentives to recruits such as incorporating them into the newly formed empire would help Alexander’s

This was due to infantry using a formation similar to a hedgehog, called the phalanx. Another thing was that the Macedonians were professional soldiers, which at the time, was revolutionary. Greeks had voluntary armies, while Persians used a recruiting system. On the other hand, Macedonians trained daily and their fighting technique was better to begin with. Alexander’s army, Macedonian to begin with, was gradually replenished with people from conquered lands, but it remained just as

child and one of his tutors was Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher. at the age of 16, Philip II decided to leave his son in charge of Macedonia while he was away on campaign. The Greek and many other states had grown restless under rule of Macedonian. While Alexander was away for the planning and preparation of war on some barbarian tribes in the north, some people spread a rumor that he was dead. The

(tactics) Many others followed from all over the empire. Also, the infantry was still clearly inferior to Macedonian foot troops but they had better weaponry. The number of Persian troops are often exaggerated by Macedonians historians and it goes from 200,000 infantry and 45,000 cavalry to 1,000,000 infantry and 400,000 cavalry. Darius understood that the limited space against Alexander at Irus was a factor against

left a legacy in not only the Hellenistic kingdoms, but across the globe though Asia as well. What is interesting is that the Macedonian Empire was an idea of its own, but we still see Alexander follow many Hellenistic views as he values some beliefs in which are Greek. He admired the Greek culture and brought it to the many places he conquered. After his death, the Macedonian

tactics on the battlefield. During his life, he ruled the largest empire the world had ever seen, which stretched from ancient Greece to India. The son of King Phillip II of Macedon, Alexander was educated by the philosopher Aristotle and first led Macedonian troops at age 18. Many times Alexander was worshipped as a god in some of the countries he ruled. He had a huge impact on world history spreading the seeds of western culture and philosophy across the world and has legends and stories about him

Best known for his writings of leading figures in antiquity and his essays on ethics and virtue, Plutarch’s biography on Alexander the Great and his vision would influence tremendously upon future western writers in regard to the interpretation of Alexander the Great. Plutarch’s Alexander’s fortune and virtue claimed that Alexander’s aim for his empire was “homonoia," the unity of mankind and “fusion” between civilizations. According to Plutarch, Alexander rejected the traditional “Greek” view that

southern Greek city-states, into a nation…” (Anson, pg. 85) Before King Philip II, in regards to infantry, Macedonia was undoubtable weak. (Green, pg. 50) King Philip II conquered most of the Greek world with troops known as the Macedonian phalax, and later on, the Macedonian phalax would be a spring board for Alexander the Great’s military achievements. The legacy that King Philip II left Alexander was one of great achievement. However, the legacy of Alexander the Great would out shine that of his

338, Alexander took charge of the Companion Calvary and assisted his father in defeating the Athenian and Theban armies. After becoming the feudal ruler of Macedonia Alexander didn’t automatically gain complete control. Once he had support of the Macedonian army the troops helped Alexander eliminate any other possible heirs to the throne. After that was accomplished, Alexander had to persuade the Greeks to recognize him as ruler. He did this by sending his army south and destroying the city of Thebes