Beginning in Anatolia, Alexander advanced through Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Iran as far as the borders of India. These campaigns led to the collapse of the Achaemenid Empire and laid the foundations of the Hellenistic age, in which Greek culture merged with the cultures of the East; they radically changed the political map of the ancient world.
Related civilizations
Frequently asked questions
- What was Alexander's Eastern Campaign?
- Alexander the Great's eastern campaign was a large-scale military operation launched by the Macedonian king against the Persian Empire.
- When did Alexander's Eastern Campaign happen?
- 334 BCE
- Where did Alexander's Eastern Campaign take place?
- Çanakkale Boğazı