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He was Alexander the great, not the Greek. He was a Macedonian. After his death, his empire was split and these ensuing Hellenistic (like Greek) kingdoms were taken over by his generals. After much fighting between them, this settled down to Macedonia, Egypt, Syria and Pergamon.
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Why did the Persian Empire decline?
It was progressively swallowed up by Alexander the Great, and on his death was divided up between his generals into the Hellenistic Kingdoms and given a veneer of Greek culture.
Where did Alexander spread Greek culture?
He began throughout the empire he took over from the Persians. As he died young, little had been achieved, other than the upper classes. The empire broke up into separate kingdoms which had a veneer of Greek culture - Macedonia, Egypt, Syria, Pergamon.
What caused the decline of the Persian Empire?
The assault by Alexander the Great, who replaced the empire with his own Macedonian Empire. It was split up into several Hellenistic kingdoms after Alexander's death.
Who conquered the Persian Empire and what did it accomplish?
Alexander the Great. After his death it was divided up amongst his generals into the Hellenistic Kingdoms (Macedonia, Egypt, Syria etc). These kingdoms, apart from fighting amongst each other, introduced a veneer of Greek civilisation in northeast Africa, eastern Europe and the Middle East for a few hundred years.
Where was Cleopatra from?
By origin she was from Greek, her great grandfather was a general in Alexander the Great's army and when he died his empire was split up Ptolemy got Egypt. Also Cleopatra was the only one in her family line who bothered to learn the Egyptian tongue.
