Tag: Alexander

Events of the 400 Silent Years During the times of the Biblical patriarchs, the Canaanites dominated the land which would eventually become known as Judea, or Palestine, the promised homeland of the children of Israel. After the conquest of the land under Joshua, the land was parceled out to the twe...

Alexander"The Great"(356 -323 B.C.) In an amazing eleven-year journey of conquest, young Alexander of Macedonia conquered all the way from Egypt to India. Behind him came Greek institutions and the Greek language, which became the standard of the ancient world. The intoxication of power caused Alex ...

HIST 374 This course was last taught in Fall 1997 by Hugh Elton. Description The course covers the life and times of Alexander the Great, a man who was able to subjugate most of the known world, but failed to erect a lasting political structure, leaving a vast empire to be torn to pieces by his succ...