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Well, honey, after Alexander the great kicked the bucket, his empire was like a bunch of kids fighting over a toy. His generals couldn't agree on who should be in charge, so they split the empire into pieces like a messy breakup. Plus, add in some rebellions here and there, and voila, you've got yourself a recipe for an empire falling apart faster than a cheap suit.
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BeauHe had no clear heir. His brother was mentally unstable as a result of a poisoning attempt, and his son was an infant. Both were eventually assassinated.
This left his generals who siezed whatever parts of the empire they could, and fought each other over to win territory. This gave rise to what we cal today the Hellenistic kingdoms, of which there were several. They eventually stabilised as Macedonia, Egypt, Syria-Mesopotamia, and Pergamon.
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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.
The Persian Empire was divided into three realms after his death in 323 BCE?
You've got your empires mixed. It was the Macadonian Empire of Alexander the Great that was divided into three after Alexander's death in 323 BC.
The Persian Empire was divided into three realms after his death?
The Persian Empire ceased to exist after Alexander the Great took it over. It became the Macedonian Empire. After his death it was divided into the Hellenistic Kingdoms by the generals who succeeded him. These kingdoms included Macedonia, Egypt, Syria and others in Asia Minor and Greece.
What was Alexander the Greek empire dived up to?
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.
What happened to the Persian Empire?
It was taken over by Alexander the Great as a Macedonian Empire. After his death it was divided up by his generals who established Hellenistic Kingdoms - Egypt, Syria-Babylon, Asia Minor, (and Macedonia).
