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Alexander III
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According to Plutarch, Alexander was born on the sixth of Hecatombaeon
(July) in the year 356 B.C. He was the son of Philip, king of Macedon,and
Olympias. Supposedly on the day he was born the temple of Artemis burnt down,
signifying his future glory. Not much is known of the youth of Alexander. ....
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....est 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 cities.... |
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