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Macedon, a non-Greek kingdom at the fringe the Greek states of mainland Greece (there were also Greek states in western Turkey and southern Italy) became the dominant state of mainland Greece. Alexander the great, a king of Macedon, took over the Persian Empire, taking with his troops from allied Greek states. The Greek troops often sided with the Persians, instead of fighting with Alexander because they despised the Macedonians, whom they regarded as barbarians (a derogatory term for foreigners in Greek). The Persian Empire stretched as far east as and Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan (in Central Asia) Afghanistan and the Hindus River in Pakistan. Alexander pushed beyond the River Hindus, defeated Porus, King of Paurava (an Indian kingdom in present day Pakistani Punjab), made Porus an ally, and incorporated this hitherto unconquered kingdom into his dominions.
Alexander the Great died young (he was only 33). His Macedonian empire fell apart as his generals fought each other. At the end of these civil wars its territories were partitioned into four separate states. The Seleucid Empire stretched from parts of central and eastern Turkey to Alexander's easternmost conquests. The Seleucid state and the other state partitioned out of Alexander's conquered territories (the Ptolemaic Kingdom, which covered Egypt, Cyprus and parts of Turkey) became Greek states as they assumed a Greek character.
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How far did the roman empire extend at its height how far west?
Al the way to the Atlantic including Bratiain ( today the United kingdom)
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Did the crusades brought Europeans in contact with the Far East?
yes.
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The Romans had far more coliseums for gladiators.
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There was no Roman emperor who divided the empire into Greek speaking east and Latin speaking west. As far as languages go, Greek was spoken all over the empire as it was the lingua franca of the ancient world. As far as the "western" and "eastern" empires, they were inventions of historians. The Romans considered everyone in the empire Roman, no matter where they lived.
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The ambition of the kings to extend their territory and to establish peace, prosparity and security. This extendas the empire from Persia through the Middle East to Libya and Egypt in Africa in the west, and across to today's Pakistan in the east.
What king is most known for spreading the Greek culture to non- Greek areas?
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How far west did the Roman Empire extend its height?
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to reach the riches of the east and expand trade
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From today's Portugal to Iraq.
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He added an area in Central Asia, Thrace and Macedonia.
Who was the Greek leader that conquered the pension empire and spread Greek culture?
As far as I know there was no ..."pension" (lol) empire that any greek leader conquered. In case you meant Persian Empire, it was Alexander the Great who conquered it.
How far east Alexanders empire reach at its highest point?
India
How far did the Persian Empire reach?
From today's Libya to Pakistan in the east.
What important change occurred in the byzantine empire after the fall of the roman empire in the west?
Well, to start, as far as the "Byzantine Empire" was concerned, the Roman Empire did not fall, they just changed headquarters They remained the premier power in the East Med until the 1400s
