Shocking Fact About Alexander The Great (On Iran and Hellenism)

On the origins of Hellenism Alexander the Great which came into existence after the conquest of Iran by Alexander.
Sources: Art of the Hellenistic Age and the Hellenistic Tradition. Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013. Archived here.

Hellenistic Age. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013. Archived here.

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Alexander in 336 BCE. Within 13 years, Alexander had conquered all the Persian dominions. Imbued by his tutor Aristotle with Greek ideals, Alexander encouraged Greek colonization, and Greek-style cities were founded.

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At the same time he also destroyed much of the Iranian and Median-Achaemenid Civilization. Infact Alexander made more Chaos and destructment when Arabs did after invading Sassanid.

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In the ensuing 300 years Hellenistic philosophy Era, a cosmopolitan Greek-oriented culture permeated the ancient world from W Europe to the borders of India, absorbing native elites everywhere. Stressed the private individual's search for happiness.

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Some Historians claim Alexander was Illyrian (Albanian/Serbian)