CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -By the time of his death, he ruled over most regions of Greece and the conquered Achaemenid Empire (including much of Persian Egypt); he did not, however, manage to conquer the Indian subcontinent in its entirety as was his initial plan.
Detailed explanation-2: -A great conqueror, in 13 short years he amassed the largest empire in the entire ancient world-an empire that covered 3, 000 miles. And he did this without the benefit of modern technology and weaponry.
Detailed explanation-3: -Alexander owed a tremendous debt to his father for leaving him a world-class army led by experienced and loyal generals. But it was Alexander’s genius as a leader and battlefield strategist that secured his victory against an imposing adversary deep in enemy territory.
Detailed explanation-4: -Instead of one successor, however, there were actually four generals who succeeded Alexander: Antigonus, Cassander, Ptolemy, and Seleucus.