The Aftermaths of Alexander's Invasion

Lesson 4 of 12 • 6 upvotes • 9:01mins

Abhyudaya Kelkar

The invasion of Alexander was a massive one, beyond any doubt. So were the consequences of it. It affected virtually every aspect of life of the Middle East and later, India too. There were many dimensions of the trails of his campaign. As I already mentioned in the description to the last lesson, this invasion affected the politics, demographics, art, literature, architecture, society, perhaps every facet of life. The empire could last hardly for a few years after Alexander’s death in 323 BC. It broke up into several warring kingdoms – Diadochi. In this lesson we will learn through maps the location of various successor states to the Alexander’s Empire. Why it was known as ‘Hellenistic Empire’, how it changed the life in the third century BC, these all topics will be discussed in it. So it is more of a World History topic than that of Indian History. It will be helpful to you to visualize the world history properly and understanding Indian History better and in context of changes in the then existing global conditions.