How Did Alexander The Great Influence Greek Culture

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Alexander the Great believed to be one of the great kings of ancient Macedonia. In his short 13 year reign as king, he conquered more land than any other king in his time. At the age of twenty-two, he was crowned king of Greece. The impact Alexander the great had in his time is that he was the king of cultural diffusion. Alexander's conquests brought Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, and Asian under one ruler. This spiked trade immensely in these areas and all the cultures from the world learned ideas from each other, learned new technology, and spread religions. This culture was called "Hellenistic Culture." This is also what made Constantinople such a large center for trade in the Middle East. He also brought to the Greeks a new ways …show more content…
In 1949, Dr. Kurt Pfeiffer created the International Charlemagne Prize to recognize those who work to promote European unification. According to its bylaws, it is given to public figures or bodies ‘distinguished by their outstanding work toward European unity or cooperation between its states.’ The contribution, as Kurt Pfeiffer emphasized, can be ‘made in the areas of literature, science, economics or politics.’ The prize quickly developed into a pre-eminently political award. Accordingly, politicians dominate the long list of recipients. These are the people who most often work toward integration and who are able to exercise a political …show more content…
Very little is known of his life, but his accomplishments are famous throughout the world. He was a master of many media and techniques and unsurpassed at innovation. His conceptual genius translated the new interpretations of the gods that were emerging in contemporary Athenian literature into tangible, high classical and visible images. Roman copies of his work were created, and can be viewed to this day in honor of the works that he created so masterfully.It is unfortunate that we are unable to view Phidias’ original works to this day. As time goes on his masterpieces will continue to remain as a legacy of his immense contribution to the cultural and artistic heritage of

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