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of 16, Alexander accompanied his except the area that was controlled

father with the campaigning of the by the Spartans.

Macedonians conquering the Greek After this campaigning, they

city states. He had major success, returned to Macedonia, in which

which shows the military genius that Alexander faced a number of

Alexander had acquired. The father competitors for the seat of heir to

and son led the Macedonian army the throne in Macedonia. Phillip

to victory and had conquered or II untimely death, brought by his

subdued all Greek city states for the bodyguards, however, made it so that

exception of Sparta. Phillip II then all the nobles agreed on Alexander

created the Hellenic league which he taking the throne on the very spot.

was the hegemon of. This basically

meant that the Macedonians were in 3. Expansion of the Hellenic Empire

charge of the entire Greek peninsula Before the e xpansion of the