نهاية السيطرة الاخمينية على سوريا القديمة و بداية السيطرة المقدونية 333-331

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ous page 2 Considers Alexander a strong and conquering military leader.

He took power following the death of his father, Philip II of Macedon.

He worked to unify the Greek cities that chose him as king over them.

He turned his eyes towards the east,so he headed to Asia Minor and subjugated it, then he headed to ancient Syria and subjugated the cities of the Syrian coast one after another, where the first battle took place between Alexander and the Achaemenids at the Granicus River,then another important battle took place between them, which is the batte of Issos and ancient Syria,in which Achaemenids were defeated by the leadership of King Dara Ill who fled from the battlefield and left his family consisting of his mother, wife and daughters On the battlefield to save himself,then Alexander headed towards the Syrian cities and all of them were subjugated.

He treated the cities of Tyre and Gaza very harshly,as he destroyed the city of Tire and brutally killed its inhabitants.

Then, after subjugating it,he headed towards Egypt to occupy and control it,and after that he returned to Syria and established In it, celebrations and observations were held, and he took the preparations and military measures to head towards Arbela to meet king Dara III in the battle of Ku Kumaila,then to go to Babylon and jugate it.Alexander made several jent Syria.