Conquest of Alexander The Great
                     CONQUEST OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT
INTRODUCTION
The wars of Alexander the Great were a series of 
wars, fought over a span of thirteen years (from 
336-323 BC), that were carried out by King 
Alexander III of Macedon (his moniker being 
Alexander "The Great").
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PHILIP II OF MACEDON
Philip II (382–336 BC) was the king of Macedon, 
a kingdom in northern Greece, 359–336 BC . He 
created the kingdom that Alexander the Great 
went on to expand into an empire in Asia and 
North Africa.
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PHILIP AS KING
Philip successfully contended with rival 
Macedonian claimants to the kingship and then 
dealt with hostile neighbors, the Paeonians and 
Illyrians. 
His early victories gave him lands rich in natural 
resources and population, making them vital to 
his military might.
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THE TAKING OF 
GREECE
Philip continued his territorial expansions, 
attacking Athenian colonies in the northern 
Aegean Sea and losing his right eye in the siege 
of Methone (356 BC ). 
Meanwhile, southern Greece was in the throes of 
the Third Sacred War (356–346 BC). 
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ALEXANDER THE 
GREAT
Alexander the Great (356–323 BC ) was king of 
Macedon from 336 to 323 BC and leader of the 
Corinthian League of Greek city-states. 
He went on to conquer the Persian Empire, 
proving himself to be one of the greatest 
military leaders of the ancient world.
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EARLY BATTLES
In 340 BC , Alexander left Aristotle’s school to 
return to the royal court at Pella where, although 
only sixteen, he served as regent while his 
father attacked the coastal cities of Byzantium 
and Perinthus. 
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EARLY VICTORIES IN 
ASIA
The invasion began in 334 BC , when 
Alexander’s mostly Macedonian troops (probably 
numbering about 43,000 infantry and 6,000 
cavalry) crossed the Hellespont (the narrow 
strait that separates Europe from Asia) into Asia 
Minor.
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THE END OF THE 
PERSIAN EMPIRE
The time had finally arrived to pursue Darius 
again. Darius offered Alexander a large 
concession of territory, a vast sum in ransom, a 
daughter in marriage, and a promise of alliance. 
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INTO INDIA AND BACK
Later that year Alexander led his troops toward 
India. He variously met with surrender and 
resistance. He crossed the Indus River in the 
spring of 326 BC. Alexander then defeated King 
Porus at the Battle of the Hydaspes.
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IMPACT OF THE 
CONQUESTS OF 
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Alexander the Great’s conquests destroyed the 
Persian Empire, but his own empire did not 
remain unified after his death. 
His successors fought a number of wars, 
resulting in several Hellenistic kingdoms in 
western Asia, northeast Africa, and southeastern 
Europe.
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