World History Encyclopedia's video: Alexander the Great and Hellenization in the 4th Century BCE

Alexander the Great was the son of Philip II of Macedon and the man who started the era during the 4th century BCE. After inheriting the Macedonian Empire when Philip II died, Alexander the Great extended it into the largest empire his world had seen. the fought many battles, but one of the most significant one was the of . The Battle of saw Alexander the Great and his soldiers fight Darius III and the Achaemenid Persian Empire. was the process of disseminating Greek culture and language throughout the areas Alexander had conquered, and this process continued after his death, led by his generals Ptolemy and Seleucus. The 4th c. BCE also saw the rise of Greek philosophy with the lives of Plato and Aristotle, who was Alexander's tutor. 2:28 Battle of Issus 5:46 Hellenization 6:19 Western Philosophy If you like our videos, please support us by becoming a member or donating to our non-profit company: - https://www.ancient.eu/membership/ - https://www.ancient.eu/donate/ - www.patreon.com/ahe LenoFX https://lenofx.com/products/10-clean-transitions-free IMAGES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Macedonia_336_BC-en.svg Marsyas GNU Free Documentation License https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Siege_tryre.gif The Department of History, United States Military Academy Public Domain https://member.ancient.eu/image/546/the-battle-of-issus---the-decisive-moment/ Frank Martini Public Domain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MacedonEmpire.jpg Captain Blood CC BY-SA 4.0 https://member.ancient.eu/image/846/thracian-silver-tetradrachm/ Mark Cartwright CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 http://www.dean.usma.edu/history/Atlases/AncientWarfare/AncientWarfare.html US Military Academy Public Domain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_of_Issus_mosaic_-_Museo_Archeologico_Nazionale_-_Naples_2013-05-16_16-25-06_BW.jpg #/media/File:Alexander_the_Great_mosaic.jpg Unknown author Public Domain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_of_Issus_mosaic_-_Museo_Archeologico_Nazionale_-_Naples_2013-05-16_16-25-06_BW.jpg Unknown author Public Domain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alexander_and_the_body_of_Darius.jpg Edmund Ollier Public Domain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great #/media/File:Universal_manual_of_ready_reference_-_antiquities,_history,_geography,_biography,_government,_law,_politics,_industry,_invention,_science,_religion,_literature,_art,_education_and_miscellany_(1904)_(14590266027).jpg Jean Leon Gerome Ferris No restrictions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great #/media/File:The_Macedonian_phalanx_counter-attacks_during_the_battle_of_the_carts.jpg Public Domain https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Greek-Persian_duel.jpg Άγνωστος Public Domain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Makedonische_phalanx.png F. Mitchell Public Domain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fresco_of_a_Macedonian_soldier,_from_the_Tomb_of_Agios_Athanasios,_4th_century_BC.jpg Unknown Public Domain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Granicus #/media/File:Crossing_of_the_Granicus,_G%C3%A9rard_Audran_after_Charles_Le_Brun,_1672.jpg Charles Le Brun Public Domain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Granicus #/media/File:Cornelis_Troost_001.jpg Cornelis Troost Public Domain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Granicus #/media/File:Charles_Le_Brun,_Le_Passage_du_Granique,_1665.png Charles Le Brun Public Domain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great #/media/File:The_phalanx_attacking_the_centre_in_the_battle_of_the_Hydaspes_by_Andre_Castaigne_(1898-1899).jpg André Castaigne Public Domain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alexander_Sarcophagus_Battle_of_Issus.jpg Ronald Slabke CC BY-SA 3.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Diadoch.png Javierfv1212 Public Domain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_II_of_Macedon #/media/File:Phillip_II,_king_of_Macedonia,_Roman_copy_of_Greek_original,_Ny_Carlsberg_Glyptotek,_Copenhagen_(36420294055).jpg Richard Mortel CC BY 2.0 https://member.ancient.eu/image/2674/statue-of-alexander-the-great-as-pharaoh/ Carole Raddato CC BY-SA 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_III #/media/File:Batalla_de_Gaugamela_(M.A.N._Inv.1980-60-1)_02.jpg Luis García CC BY-SA 3.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BMVB1452-Justus_Sustermans-La_familia_de_Darius_davant_Alexandre_el_Gran.JPG Justus Sustermans Public Domain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemaic_Kingdom #/media/File:British_Museum_Egypt_031.jpg Einsamer Schütze CC BY-SA 3.0 https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seleucus_I_Nicator #/media/File:Seleuco_I_Nicatore.JPG Massimo Finizio CC BY-SA 2.0 it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato #/media/File:Plato_Silanion_Musei_Capitolini_MC1377.jpg Copy of Silanion Public Domain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates #/media/File:Socrates_Louvre.jpg Sting CC BY-SA 2.5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle #/media/File:Aristotle_Altemps_Inv8575.jpg Lysippos - Jastrow Public Domain