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Alexander the Great. Mr. Fitzpatrick. Objective. How was Alexander the Great able to spread Greek Culture throughout the known world. Philip II. Ruled Macedonia from 359-336 B.C. and transformed it into a powerful military machine - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Alexander the GreatAlexander the Great

Mr. FitzpatrickMr. Fitzpatrick

ObjectiveObjective

How was Alexander the Great able to How was Alexander the Great able to spread Greek Culture throughout the spread Greek Culture throughout the known world.known world.

Philip IIPhilip II

Ruled Macedonia Ruled Macedonia from 359-from 359-336 B.C. and transformed it 336 B.C. and transformed it into a into a powerful military powerful military machinemachine

Moved into northern Greece Moved into northern Greece and and met little resistance met little resistance due due to the to the Peloponnesian WarPeloponnesian WarBy 338 he had By 338 he had Greece under Greece under

his controlhis control

MacedoniaMacedonia

Alexander the GreatAlexander the Great

Philip intended to use Philip intended to use Greece as a launching Greece as a launching pad to invade Persiapad to invade Persia, but he was , but he was assassinated assassinated before he could begin his planbefore he could begin his plan

Instead the invasion of Persia would be left for Instead the invasion of Persia would be left for Philip’s son Philip’s son Alexander who was just 20 Alexander who was just 20 when when Philip was assassinatedPhilip was assassinated ““Alexander inherited from his father the most perfectly Alexander inherited from his father the most perfectly

organized, trained, and equipped army of ancient organized, trained, and equipped army of ancient times.”times.”

J.F.C. FullerJ.F.C. Fuller, The Generalship of Alexander the Great, The Generalship of Alexander the Great

Warfare in the Age of AlexanderWarfare in the Age of Alexander Phalanx: A formation of infantry carrying Phalanx: A formation of infantry carrying

overlapping shields and long spears, developed by overlapping shields and long spears, developed by Philip II and used by Alexander the Great Philip II and used by Alexander the Great

BucephalusBucephalus: : Alexander’s famous horse.Alexander’s famous horse.

1.1. Read story from the Blue Book (page 126)Read story from the Blue Book (page 126)

2.2. Watch Watch tribute..

Spear

Warfare in the Age of AlexanderWarfare in the Age of Alexander

Hoplite Hoplite The main The main melee melee

warriorwarrior of the of the Macedonian army. Macedonian army.

Worked mainly in the Worked mainly in the tight phalanx tight phalanx formation, creating formation, creating impregnable lines that impregnable lines that often left the enemy often left the enemy demoralized. demoralized.

Hoplites in ActionHoplites in Action

Warfare in the Age of AlexanderWarfare in the Age of Alexander Companions

Alexander’s elite cavalry, the offensive arm of his army, and his elite guard.

They would be used in conjunction with the phalanx. The phalanx would fix the enemy in place and then the companion cavalry would attack on the flank.

Alexander would lead the charge with his cavalry, normally in a wedge formation.

These troops would also protect the flanks of the Macedonian line during battle.

Gulf War - 1991

Warfare in the Age of AlexanderWarfare in the Age of Alexander

Sieges involved the surrounding and blockading of a town or fortress by an army trying to capture it.

A variety of weapons were built to hurl projectiles over city walls, scale or batter the walls, and transport soldiers over them.

Siege Tower

Battering Ram

Torsion Catapult/Ballista

Alexander and the town of Alexander and the town of Gordian, and the Gordian, and the Gordian knot..

Battle of IssusBattle of IssusDarius III

Alexander

Alexander wins and Darius turns and runs away.

TyreTyre

Old city on the mainland Old city on the mainland was abandonedwas abandoned

New city built on an New city built on an island two miles long and island two miles long and separated from the coast separated from the coast by a half mile channelby a half mile channel Walls were 150 feet Walls were 150 feet

highhigh Had two harbors Had two harbors

(Sidonian and Egyptian)(Sidonian and Egyptian) Alexander originally had Alexander originally had

no ships so he built a no ships so he built a mole across the channelacross the channel

TyreTyre Mole was designed to be 200 feet Mole was designed to be 200 feet

wide and was built by driving piles wide and was built by driving piles into the bottom and filling in the into the bottom and filling in the space with stones, earth, and woodspace with stones, earth, and wood

Entire trees --- branches, leaves, Entire trees --- branches, leaves, and all -– were thrown beside the and all -– were thrown beside the piles to serve as a break wall.piles to serve as a break wall.

Stone was hauled in from the old Stone was hauled in from the old city.city.

““A city and a forest were exhausted A city and a forest were exhausted to build this wonderful mole.”to build this wonderful mole.” Theodore Dodge, Theodore Dodge, AlexanderAlexander, 330., 330.

Alexander’s original mole has grown over the centuries and is now a broad landbridge with roads and buildings on it.

TyreTyre

After a seven month After a seven month siege, Tyre fell.siege, Tyre fell.

8,000 Tyrians were 8,000 Tyrians were killed in the fightingkilled in the fighting 2,000 more were hung 2,000 more were hung

afterwardsafterwards

400 Macedonians were 400 Macedonians were killed in the siege and killed in the siege and just 20 in the assaultjust 20 in the assault

Review

Gaugamela (Arbela)Gaugamela (Arbela)

At Issus, Alexander At Issus, Alexander captured Darius’ captured Darius’ family and was family and was holding them hostage holding them hostage but treating them wellbut treating them well

Darius needed to Darius needed to rescue themrescue them Seal of King Darius

Gaugamela (Arbela)Gaugamela (Arbela)

Darius had assembled a Darius had assembled a huge army from all the huge army from all the Persian nationalitiesPersian nationalities Estimates range from Estimates range from

200,000 to a million infantry 200,000 to a million infantry and 45,000 to 100,000 and 45,000 to 100,000 cavalrycavalry

200 scythed chariots200 scythed chariots 15 elephants15 elephants

Alexander had about Alexander had about 40,000 men40,000 men

He wanted to capture He wanted to capture Darius to replace him as Darius to replace him as king of Persiaking of Persia

Darius III, King of Persia336-330 B.C.

GaugamelaGaugamela

Alexander Psyches his men upThe End of the Battle

After Gaugamela After Gaugamela

Darius ran away, AGAIN!!!Darius ran away, AGAIN!!! His escape frustrated Alexander because it His escape frustrated Alexander because it

prevented him from full claim to being king of prevented him from full claim to being king of PersiaPersia

Eventually Darius’ followers assassinated himEventually Darius’ followers assassinated him As Alexander became king of Persia and As Alexander became king of Persia and

continued to advance east, he took on an continued to advance east, he took on an increasingly increasingly Eastern attitude.Eastern attitude.

He didn’t always He didn’t always listen to his men..

The End of the EmpireThe End of the Empire

"The Marriage of Alexander the Great

and Roxanna" by Ishmail Parbury

AlexanderAlexander Married Roxanna and had his men Married Roxanna and had his men

also intermarryalso intermarry Adopted Eastern dress and habitsAdopted Eastern dress and habits Publicly insisted upon his descent Publicly insisted upon his descent

from the godsfrom the gods Began giving key positions to Began giving key positions to

PersiansPersians The Macedonians were tired of The Macedonians were tired of

campaigning and campaigning and resented the resented the changes in Alexander’s behavior changes in Alexander’s behavior and become mutinousand become mutinous

Alexander died in June 323, perhaps as a result of poisoning, perhaps Malaria

Horrible Histories – Alexander Conquers

After AlexanderAfter Alexander After Alexander died, After Alexander died,

his generals jockeyed his generals jockeyed for power and by 275 for power and by 275 they had they had divided up his divided up his kingdom into four large kingdom into four large statesstates Antigonus took Antigonus took

Greece and Greece and MacedonMacedon

Ptolemy took EgyptPtolemy took Egypt Seleuces took the Seleuces took the

former Achaemenid former Achaemenid empireempire

The period of Alexander The period of Alexander and his successors is and his successors is called the called the Hellenistic Hellenistic period to reflect the period to reflect the broad influence of broad influence of Greek culture beyond Greek culture beyond Greece’s bordersGreece’s borders Alexander’s Song

Alexander’s Legacy

• He spread Western (Greek) Culture all over the known (Mediterranean) world.

Song Parody Iron Maiden

Big Quarterly Question

Alexander worked to spread Greek culture throughout his empire. What conclusion can you draw from this?

•Alexander admired and enjoyed Greek culture and ideas.

All the Video Links in the Presentation• If you cannot open this PowerPoint at home, copy the links below

and email them to yourself, or save them on your flash drive. • Tonight:

1. Watch the videos

2. Read the story of Bucephalous

3. Tomorrow in class, we will follow up with an activity.Tribute to Bucephalous Tribute to Bucephalous http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1J9UueYLNk&feature=fvw

Alexander’s Deadliest Weaopn Alexander’s Deadliest Weaopn http://www.spike.com/video-clips/2jpwys/deadliest-warrior-rashad-tests-alexanders-baddest-weapon

Gulf War (1991) Hammer and Anvil Tactic Gulf War (1991) Hammer and Anvil Tactic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJGs2BDKq5g

Torsion Cataplut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMqkL2qRdvYTorsion Cataplut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMqkL2qRdvY

Building the Mole http://www.tubechop.com/watch/1554512Building the Mole http://www.tubechop.com/watch/1554512

Review of Tyre http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1GIHgUgLZIReview of Tyre http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1GIHgUgLZI

Alexander Psyches up his men http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buXBDQvZjFkAlexander Psyches up his men http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buXBDQvZjFk

Video Game reenactment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xaf4gON8mQVideo Game reenactment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xaf4gON8mQ

Death of Alexander http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV_CbI69rcwDeath of Alexander http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV_CbI69rcw

Song Parody http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idh5pWvr8yUSong Parody http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idh5pWvr8yU

Iron Maiden http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oTEQf1d9IwIron Maiden http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oTEQf1d9Iw