Alexander The Great: The Spread Of Greek Culture

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Alexander was the son of King Philip. Being the most powerful and one of the greatest rulers of Greek history, his primary objective was to spread the Greek culture to all the countries he conquered. After the death of his father, King Philip, Alexander took over his kingdom. Everyone liked all he did during his reign with his kingdom. It only took him 13 years to gain one of the largest empires of all time (5g. Alexander the Great n.d.). Even though he conquered many nations, he tried all he could to maintain the Greek culture (Mark, Alexander the Great 2013). When he became the king, he merged Macedonia and Persian cultures. He also integrated his army with people from the regions he conquered. During his reign, he managed to spread the Greek culture, its ideas, and language, which led to The Hellenistic era (Mark, Alexander the Great 2013). Among the most impressive things the people loved about him was that he never forced those he conquered to practice the Greek culture. After taking over the Persian Empire, Alexander liberated the Greek city of Ephesus from the Persians and offered to rebuild their temple that had been destroyed, but they refused (Mark, Ephesos 2009). He went ahead and adopted the Persian customs, …show more content…

At the same time, he allowed all the people to keep their customs, but encouraged the people to work together regardless of their backgrounds, even though many found it hard to embrace. He enhanced the expansion and flourishing of the Greek empire (Bosworth 2006). His ruling enforced the spread of the Greek culture to the southwest of Asia even towards the east. It encouraged inclusion as the Greeks even adopted the eastern customs. He created the Hellenistic era with an aim of imitating Greeks and after that, he managed to conquer all of the kingdoms that he conquered over his

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