like many scholars claim
Did Alexander really have a big influence in the world after his death?
or was he just another mediocre conqueror?
Veeky Forums was he really that influential
William Price
Ryder Williams
Both, and neither! Hahahaha.
>His conquest, while impressive, mostly involved conquering a failed state.
>Spreading Hellenic culture all the way to India, and having everything from the Medi to India mix brought about a cultural renaissance.
>Asia was given a shared history.
>He prolly had a smol bean tho
Wyatt Harris
>Revolt
>Get genocided
Or my favorite:
>Teach your pupil the story of Hector's fate after his fight with Achilles
>Alexander makes proto-Carthage's king out to be his Hector
>Forget to tell pupil Hector was long dead befor--
>Alexander ties king to horse and drags him around just like in the story
Alexander was just an /a/non gone too far.
Caleb Price
that is simply not true....at the time of 330 BC,Achaemenid Persia was extremely wealthy, and able to amass large armies....
It's true that it wasn't at its peak when Alexander invaded, but it was no means a "dying empire" (whatever that means)
Alexander's success can be linked to many factors
>it was well timed
> the formidable military prowness of the Greeks and Macdeonian military inventiveness
>the fact that Alexander was a military genius
It;s true that Persia was politically fragmented at the time, but Darius still had extraordinary control of the empire
Jeremiah Powell
I've read some random historian say how it was only Macedon who wasn't xenophobic, and as a consequence they could easily outwit their inferior Greek neighbor.
Which is exactly what happened.
Exactly how many Greeks died in the conquest
Anthony Moore
PERSIA STRONG
MAKEDON PLS GO >:(
Kevin Scott
retard alert...
Alexander's conquest was a watershed moment in history...
Asher Phillips
Yes he was really that influential
Greatest Macedonian who ever lived, no question
to this day the Greeks try to steal him as their own
Isaac Russell
I don't know about that
but the Macdeonians were incredibly innovative when it came to military tactics
Persians were much more stagnant in that regard
Caleb Hall
What about their steamrolling of the Greeks?
What about the time Alexander went behind enemy lines and single-handedly decapitated hundreds of Greeks? (I saw it in a manga so it must be true.)
William Watson
>Spreading Hellenic culture
*Macedonian culture
James Powell
Did Alexander fight Greeks?
Carson Rogers
The Manga says he did, and the Anime says so, too.
Blake Torres
what anime?
Blake Turner
He conquered the Mediterranean "known world" and longstanding Hellenic dynasties and heritages were established everywhere.
Yes. Yes, Alexander had a big and lasting influence in the world, long past his death.
Gabriel Jackson
>longstanding Hellenic dynasties
*Macedonian dynasties
for fuck's sake, fuck off you Greek faggots
Landon Perez
Hellenic Civilization began when Alexander died
this is an established fact
Henry Roberts
Kill yourself Bulgarian scum
Gavin Davis
Buddhist statues are what they are because Alexander spread Hellenic culture all the way to modern day Pakistan.
Nicholas Russell
Don't let the art scare you, it is amazing. Just watch it in short bursts.
Noah Baker
Actually the Hellestic culture just kept going right up to the frontiers of China. Christian kingdoms participated in Genghis Khan's conquests, until he decided to genocide them, the campaign in which he finally died.
en.wikipedia.org
Samuel Barnes
My assessment: He influenced a lot of generals,tacticians, and militant leaders who did have a large impact on the world. He was great because others decided he was. If the busts are to be believed he did have great hair though.
Grayson Powell
>He influenced a lot of generals,tacticians, and militant leaders who did have a large impact on the world.
Yeah too bad his influence was extremely vague in the field of tactics. Hellenic warfare devolved into phalanx arms race ignoring cavalry. Like the only one who actually knew how to do shit was Pyrrhus and he got shat on by the inherent weaknesses of phalanx and superior roman logistics.
Connor Reyes
There is Alexander, then there are other notables from history.
Alexander is the only person who truly is adorned with 'The Great' appellation, were it does not weigh heavy around him as a yoke or burden.
Alexander was beyond all other historical conquerors, as a king and general.
Nathan Nelson
>biggest empire ever at that point in history.
>controlled the greatest percentage of the world population ever (44%)
>could amass armies of hundreds of thousands
> 'failed state'
hmmm
Mason Bell
He burnt Thebes to the ground in his quest to unify the Greek city states, if I remember rightly
Jeremiah Fisher
He fought as a general, not as a King.
> youtube.com
Carter Gray
>BREAKING
>Stunning discovery at Indus River, Pakistan
>Statue of Alexander the Great was moved to Skopje National Museum
Greekroaches BTFO
Adam Taylor
>Alexander is the only person who truly is adorned with 'The Great' appellation
I disagree
Kevin Clark
After his death, his generals took control of the land Alexander took and continued to affect world politics for a long time.
Nathan Hernandez
Makedon pls go, his conquests weren't that special.
Jordan Powell
this
Jonathan Allen
Alexander spread Hellenism to the East which influenced Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism and myriad of other important religious text. So yes.