Alexander the great

Today in western civilization class we learned about Alexander the great. Alexanders empire now stands over some of the most popular and influential cities and countries in the world. The Peloponnesian war was fought between Sparta and Athens. Macedonia was a monarchy, not a democracy, yet still consisted of Greek people. Alexanders father Philip II was a 23 year old ruthless leader and politician. He wanted to expand his empire into Greece and Persia. He organized the first ever phalanx formation. Philip built the Macedonian power. The Macedonians looked down on the Greeks.

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