Quaestio Does Alexander deserve to be called Great

Quaestio: Does Alexander deserve to be called Great? Nunc Agenda: Based on the worksheet from Friday, do you think Ancient Historians are trustworthy? Discuss with your partner, citing examples from the sheet on Herodotus and Thucydides

Father of History? Herodotus VS Thucydides

Son of Macedonia • Macedonia- Land North of Greece • 338 BCE- King Philip II conquered all Greece • His son, Alexander, tutored by Aristotle • Philip assassinated, Alexander’s mother, Olympias, put him on the throne • The Persian Empire, which stretched from Egypt to India, was weak, rebellions common • Alexander set out to conquer it

Alexander Conquers • Macedonian Phalanx army conquered Asia Minor, Egypt, Babylon, Persia, and beyond… • Founded cities all over, named them Alexandria • Married Persian princess to develop good relations, encouraged his men to marry from conquered peoples • In India, they encountered warriors on elephants • Tired army returned to Babylon • Alexander died of fever without naming a successor

Legacy of Hellenism • Dying words “To the strongest” • Generals fought for control • Empire divided among successors – – – Seleucus (Middle East, Persia) Ptolemy (Egypt) Antigonus (Macedonia) • Tried to be enlightened rulers • Greek culture spread in East, blending with local culture • CULTURAL DIFFUSION!!! • Resulting culture = Hellenistic • Example: Indo-Greek Buddhist Kingdom in Afghanistan!

Archimedes Hellenistic Scientist

Was Alexander Great? • One Point for argument • Bonus Point for good use of – Ethos: Appeal to Authority – Pathos: Appeal to Emotion – Logos: Appeal to Logic (facts and figures)

Was Alexander Great? • Return to your regular seats and discuss in groups of four: • “How should Alexander be remembered? ” • Try to come to an agreement

Pensa • Study for Quiz Tomorrow!!! • 5 -10 Multiple Choice • Everything we have learned about Greece • Including but not limited to: – Minoans & Mycenaeans -- Athens & Sparta – Greco-Persian Wars -- Greek Culture – Philosophy & Democracy -- Peloponnesian Wars – Herodotus & Thucydides -- Alexander the Great