# GEP1005 Week 7 Part 4

**Channel:** BAUGO
**Source:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ChFLOW3oyc
**Transcript page:** https://www.withtranscript.ai/video/1ChFLOW3oyc

## Chapters

- 0:09 — Greece After the Peloponnesian War
- 0:49 — Alexander Conquers the Persian Empire
- 1:48 — Alexander's Cultural Empire
- 2:49 — Empire Expansion and Hellenistic Division

## Transcript

**[0:09]:** what happens after the collapse of atons in the peloponnesian war spartan attempt to dominate the greek lands and islands was not feasible by 355 bc periodic wars against persians began again and wars among city-states continued that greece had returned its disorganized city-state structure furthermore during the long-lasting peloponnesian war items and sparta ignored a growing power in the north of their territories the macedonian kingdom alexander the son of the macedonian king philip ii decisively campaigned against the

**[0:49]:** greek city-states they became under the macedonian rule however they retained their own government structure and became tax tribute paying loyal units to the macedonian kingdom between 338 and 323 bc alexander the great continued his campaigns his aim was to conquer the whole persian empire that he achieved to do so the ultimate defeat of the persians was effectuated by him in 333 bc hence alexander the great dominated the territory of the ancient greece overthrowing persian empires king darius iii he conquered whole persian empire and moved into egypt if you remember in the chapter of india he pressed into india however he was refused by his man to progress the type of his ruling was quite interesting

**[1:48]:** for the ancient world in in that age he wanted the greek and other institutions to merge in the lands he conquered he settled macedonian and greek officials to the middle eastern holdings of the macedonian kingdom he encouraged intermarriage between greeks egyptians persians and other native peoples we should mention that he was a strong admirer of the greek culture and achievements therefore he established centers of greek learning to promote hellenistic culture he recognized to accommodate various traditions in his multicultural empire his unexpected death in babylon in 323 bc was the end of the unity of the macedonian empire let's see the lens that alexander the great concurred persia asia minor syria mediterranean egypt mesopotamia afghanistan today's

**[2:49]:** pakistan and the steps on the borders of india in central asia he founded or refounded cities throughout the empire the purpose of this was to make these cities administrative headquarters in the given regions many greeks were settled by veterans of alexander's campaigns naturally this will yield to spread of the greek influence in oral empire however the primary purpose could have been to control new subjects of the empire rather than specifically to spread the greek culture after the death of alexander the great his key generals divided macedonian empire into three parts and became ruler of their territory putolemos in egypt selected in mesopotamia antiguanos in macedonia and greece hence the hellenistic period began