How Did Alexander The Great Influence Greek Culture

Alexander the Great was an intelligent and ambitious military commander who defeated the Persian Empire and conquered parts of Egypt, Asia Minor, and India. Although he wasn’t thought of as a legend in his time (356-323 B.C.), his achievements have stood the test of time, influencing such important historical leaders as Napoleon Bonaparte, Nero, and Charlemagne. He did all of this before he reached age 33, and he died of malaria at the age of just 32. This young general definitely left his mark on the world.

Now why exactly is Alexander the Great so great? Well, for starters, he created one of the largest empires of all time, defeating the then undefeated Persian army, conquered Egypt, and spread Greek culture throughout the world (This

Well, it just so happens that Alexander the Great and his empire influenced many people and spread Greek culture throughout his empire. This ushered in a new era, the Hellenistic era. If Alexander hadn’t had his empire, Greek ideas and culture may have just stayed in Greece. Can you imagine how different the world would be if Greece’s culture had just stayed in Greece? How many civilizations would be changed? Just imagine, the art, architecture, math, science, all of that, just gone. Nobody would care either, because they wouldn’t know what they were missing! Now, Greek culture probably would’ve spread other ways, but it wouldn’t have been the same. It probably wouldn’t have the same influence as it has now. The Persian empire could still be in power! Alexander defeated the Persian empire forever. Who knows how different the world would be if they had expanded and had the largest empire. Not only all of this, but Alexander has also inspired so many important historical figures, not to mention how many other people he inspired. Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt because Alexander did. Many historical figures measured their success by comparing it to Alexander the Great’s empire. He still inspires people today,

I chose him because he did what I want to do. He left his mark on the world. He could’ve just been another prince who didn’t know how to run an empire, and just completely ran it into the ground. But he didn’t, he took over his father’s army when he needed to, and he became one of the most important historical figures of all time. Now, I know why others probably look up to him, like because he had a huge empire, or he never lost a battle, or because he did all of this when he was in his twenties. Now, I think that’s cool too, but he literally changed the world. Not just Macedonia, the world. He inspired so many people, too. Inspired by him to change the world, or sometimes to just conquer the world. I want to be able to change the world like he did, for the better, though that may be unlikely at this time. He makes me believe that I can do it if I persevere, and put my mind to it. However, I don’t agree with being ruthless, like he was rumored to be. I want to focus on the good parts of