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Alexander the Great The Peloponnesian War After the Golden Age – Athens declined War broke out between Sparta/Athens With the help of Persia (go figure) Sparta captures Athens. Sparta was eventually defeated too The Rise of Alexander the Great Macedonian Empire Macedon - north of Greece. Regarded by Greeks as “hillbillies” King Philip II begins to expand border In 25 years Phillip makes Macedon into a great military power Philip’s Empire Greece forms league against Philip Philip defeats Greece in 338 B.C. Unites all of Greece and declares war on Persia Philip is assassinated in 336 BC His son Alexander takes over Alexander expands dad’s empire Alexander …20 years old Immediately puts together army of 35,000 and attacks Persia He did not stop and conquered land all the way to India and Egypt Control of territory Alex spread Greek culture all over Alexander was educated in Greece… taught by Aristotle! Made Greek official language End of Empire One of the largest empires in history. Alex dies of fever in Babylon 323 BC Wife, Roxanne, a Persian, pregnant with his heir Hellenistic Empire General decide to split empire 3 ways End of Greek empire in 146 BC - become province of Roman Empire