Question

Describe Alexander's methods of conquest, colonization, and governance. 

Answer 1

In 333 BCE, Alexander and his troops defeated the larger force of King Darius III of Persia at the Battle of Issos. ... Alexander went on to sack the Phoenician city of Sidon and then to conquer Aleppo. In 332 BCE he conquered Syria and then Egypt in 331 BCE, where he founded the city of Alexandria.

Alexander the Great's conquests in the third century BC had a profound impact on eastern and western culture. With the expansion of his empire, Hellenism, or Greek-influenced, culture spread from the Mediterranean to Asia. ... Use of a common language also led to widespread appreciation of Greek art, drama and philosophy.