Hellenistic Age

After the Peloponnesian wars, the classical world suffered a deep crisis. This finished with the unification of the entire Greek population under King Philippos of Macedonia. His son, Alexander, went on with his project, opening a new historical period: the Hellenistic Age. This lasted from Alexander to Cleopatra’s death.

Alexander the Great

Alexander is one of the most important historical figures. He was King Philippo’s son and he was a pupil of none other than Aristotle. He inherited the reign at the age of 20 and he ruled until his death at 33. He was a really outstanding strategist.

He expanded his empire to India spreading the Greek culture. In fact, he created a new multicultural world, based on the Greek culture. He was a sort of first "global" leader. (Click on the map to enlarge).

The Romans imitated its organization centuries later.

You can understand better this figure with the help of this video.