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Greek Empire

End

323 BC (upon Alexander the Great's death)

Type

Ancient civilization

Legacy

Spread of Hellenistic cultureWestern civilization foundation • Development of science and philosophy

Regions

Macedonia, Thrace, Asia Minor, Egypt, Persia

Science

Archimedes, Hippocrates

Founders

Philip II of Macedon • Alexander the Great

Philosophy

Sophism, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

Mathematics

Euclid, Pythagoras

Ruling period

Classical period (800–323 BC)

Notable leaders

Philip II of Macedon • Alexander the Great • Antigonus I Monophthalmus • Ptolemy I Soter • Seleucus I Nicator

Place of origin

Ancient Greece

Greek Empire