Phillip II of Macedonia conquered Greek city-states and defeated them at the Battle of Chaeronea in 338BC. His son, Alexander the Great, then invaded Asia Minor in 334BC and over the next few years, he conquered the Persian Empire and expanded all the way to India. However, exhausted from constant battles, Alexander's troops demanded to return home. Alexander died of a fever in Babylon at the age of 32 in 323BC, before he could return to Macedonia.

2. 359BC: Phillip II rose to the
throne of Macedonia
He wanted to make his kingdom
stronger than the Persians
He admired everything Greek
and even taught his army to
fight like the Greeks
He wanted to unite Macedonia
and Greece

3. King Phillip took over the Greek city-
states one by one. Some joined willingly,
others did not.
Effect of the Peloponnesian Wars?
In 338BC, the Macedonians crushed the
Greeks at the Battle of Chaeronea (near
Thebes)
Phillip now controlled most of Greece

5.  Phillip planned to conquer
Persia with the help of the
Greeks but Phillip was
assassinated in 336 BC
 His son Alexander became
king at 20 years old
 He had been a commander at
age 16 and was ready to lead
 In 334 BC, Alexander invaded
Asia Minor

6.  Over the next year, Alexander
freed the Greek city-states in Asia
Minor and defeated a large
portion of the Persian army
 In 332BC, he conquered Syria
and Egypt
 He built the city of Alexandria in
Egypt. It became a center of
business and trade.
 In 331BC, Alexander wins the
Battle of Gaugamela (near
Babylon)

7.  After Gaugamela, Alexander easily overran the
rest of the Persian army.
 Over the next three years Alexander expanded
the empire past Persia.
 He conquered through Pakistan and all the way
to India.
 In India there were many bloody battles.
 Alexander’s soldiers were exhausted and
demanded to return home.

9.  Alexander wanted to continue
the fight in India but he
listened to his troops.
 In 323BC on the way home to
Macedonia, Alexander got a
fever while in Babylon.
 He was tired and weak from
past battles wounds.
 Alexander died after 10 days
of fever at the age of 32. He
never made it home.