Alexander's eastward expedition route

Alexander Crusade refers to the war of aggression launched by King Alexander of Macedonia against East Persia and other countries from 334 BC to 324 BC. In the 4th century BC, Macedonia conquered the Greek states. 334 years ago, King Alexander of Macedonia led an army to attack Persia and began Alexander's eastward expedition. Ten years later, through the battles of Isus, Goga Milla and Jeddah River, Alexander conquered Persia, Egypt, Asia Minor and the two river basins. Finally, the Alexander Empire spanning Europe, Asia and Africa was built.

The Crusade was a predatory expedition, which caused some destructive damage to Asian civilization, but objectively promoted the contact between the East and the West, and the trade between the two sides became more frequent. Many Greeks immigrated to West Asia, and their lifestyles, customs, languages and characters spread to the East, while the West also absorbed a lot of cultural nutrients from the East. In this way, Greece and the East gained the opportunity of direct communication and integration.

Alexander's eastward expedition route

We set out from the Balkans, crossed the Straits, defeated the Persian army in Asia Minor, then advanced into Syria along the coast, fought in Isus and defeated Darius Iii. Later, he went to Tyre, Phoenicia, occupied Egypt, returned to Tyre, crossed the Euphrates River eastward, fought Persian troops in Goga Milla near Nineveh, and destroyed Persia. After that, he fought in Central Asia for three years and entered northeast India. Due to the opposition of the soldiers, he went south along the Indus River and returned by land and sea.