HIST-W 100 Lecture 7: L.7 Persian Empires|India Empires.pdf
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Macedonia empire 338: (338 b. c- 324 b. c) macedon: conquers the whole greek region under king phillip ii. a. 100 years after- they plan to attack persia. Philip"s son alexander iii the great (356-323 bc) carries the macedonian armies into asia and conquers the persian empire. Empire stretching from europe, to north africa and india. a. 334 b. c - alexander the great invades persia. Conquers along the mediterranean coast (for food and supplies) Alexander takes egypt without a fight- they see him as a liberator. General hephestiun (of macedonia) strongholds the middle-attack during battle as darius ii is guarded by his army and immortals. In 332 b. c alexander meets persian king (darius ii) Alexander chases straight to king- darius ii runs away. 330 b. c- local satraps surrenders to alexander and gives head to. 330 b. c- became the great king, owned the great persian empire. After india, his army wanted to go home.
