Alexander The Great was one of the greatest emperors and leaders of the world. In fact, he was the only emperor to be called, "The Great." He had studied under a great Greek Philosopher, Aristotle, who taught Alexander literature, science, medicine, philosophy and to speak and write well. Alexander was the son of Philip of Macedonia. Philip became king of Macedonia in 359 B.C., but died in 336 B.C. He left his kingdom to Alexander. Alexander ruled for only thirteen years but he succeeded far beyond what his father had planned. After his father"s death in 336 B.C., Alexander became...
Greek." The Hellenistic world spread far beyond the Greek mainland and the Aegean Islands. After Alexander"s death, the center of the Hellenistic world shifted from Greece to Alexandria. This happened because without Alexander to rule his empire, his generals divided it among themselves and the city-states were not strong enough to defend themselves. The power of Greece weakened. In Alexandria, Greek civilization got stronger because the Ptolemies brought Greeks to Egypt to help them rule and develop it. Many mechanical, scientific, mathematical and medical discoveries which were made during the Hellenistic age in Alexandria, Egypt, are still used today.