Alexander III

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Alexander entertaining Persian ambassadors while
his father was not present. When Alexander was 16 Philip left him in charge of
Macedon when Philip went to fight the Byzantines.
When Alexander was 20 his father was murdered at the theatre. Some say
that Alexander had a part in the plot to assasinate his father but almost all
agree that his mother Olympias was a key figure in the death of Philip.
Whatever the case may be Alexander took the throne in 336 B.C.
Alexander is known for his conquest into Persia. When there, he
performed hellenization. Hellenization is the attempt to become "Greek."
Alexander helped this process along in the lands that he conquered.
Another of the things that Alexander did was he set up cities where ever
he went. Garrisons were left in these cities. These colonists would become the
ruling class. They would then impose laws or rules to promote hellenization.
Also in these cities gymnasiums were set up. Gymnasiums were the center of most
Greek ...

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ways. He may
have been doing this for political reasons. Maybe he hoped that the Persians
would respond better to a Persian king than a Greek one.
One of the things that Alexander things was take the title of "Great
King" and all the things that go along with it. Alexander wanted to be
worshipped as a God and even claimed to be descended from divinity. He wanted
everybody to engage in proskynesis, that is the act of bowing before the king.
The Persians were more than happy to do this but it caused problems between
Alexander and the Macedonians in his court. That is another thing that
Alexander did. He established a Royal Court, which included both Persians and
Macedonians. ...

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