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Ancient Greece
Day 4
Writers of History
Herodotus
a. Known as the “father of history”
b. Considered the 1st true historian-he separated
fact from fiction (tried to)
c. Wrote on the Persian Wars-called Historia
d. Wrote on military, political, social & religious
customs
Thucydides
a. Wrote on the
Peloponnesian War
b. Rejected the idea
that gods played role
in human history
c. He only accepted
eyewitness accounts
Alexander the Great
Alexander and his Empire
a. Philip II of Macedonia, Alexander’s father, had
conquered most of Greece by the time of
his death
b. 336 BC-Alexander from Macedonia (north of
Greece) becomes King of Macedonia
c. 334 BC-Alexander invades Persian empire &
wins major victory in Asia Minor
d. 332 BC-he conquers Syria, Palestine, and
Egypt (founds the city of Alexandria).
e. 331 BC -defeats Persians again, and ends
Persian rule for good
f. 327 BC-Alexander wants to keep going until
they reach the Indus River -after 3 years his
men say no more-go home
g. 323 BC-Alexander dies of a fever at age 33
Legacy of Alexander the Great
a. Ends the era of the independent Greek
polis
b. Creates Hellenism-the blending of
Greek & eastern customs
c. Alexandria, Egypt
1.
2.
The city is the center
of Hellenistic
civilization &
learning-NOT
Athens
Well planned city:1st
museum, Library
with 1 million
volumes, Zoo,
Double harbor (1200
ships could dock &
giant lighthouse)
By 150 BC –Hellenism
was in decline
Rome was gaining power