Alexander and his totally radical empire.

King Philip II, after the Pelopponesean Wars, had his eyes set on invading the weakened Greece, as well as Persia. He wanted to avenge the Persian invasion of Greece as well. Demosthenes warned the Greeks of impending danger form the Macedonian armies. The city states, however, had trouble agreeing on a single policy to unite. By the time they did, it was too late. After defeating the Greeks in many battles, the Macedonians had control over Greece. They were no longer a free people.

Philip had plans to invade Persia next, but was murdered at his daughter's wedding. His son, Alexander, immediately proclaimed himself the King of Macedonia.

Since Greece was secure, Alexander decided to carry out his father's plan to invade Persia. In 334 BCE, he led 35,000 soldiers across the Hellespont into Anatolia. Persian messangers sent word of the army, and an army of about 40,000 men rushed to defend Persia. He won a GLORIOUS VICTORY over the Persians. He went on to defeat even more of Persia's armies despite being greatly outnumbered. Alexander's brilliant battle tactics won the day, not his numbers. He conquered Persia, which was pretty darn cool.