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Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great helped expand Hellenism to the East.
With the expansion of Alexander the Great's empire, the Hellenism, or Greek-influenced, culture spread from Mediterranean to Asia.
Alexander the Great was the son of the king of the Greek kingdom of Macedonia. He was highly educated by Aristotle. He lived around the years of 350 BC and led the spread of Hellenism. These are the 5W's of the who, what, where, when and why of Alexander the Great.
The empire he took over from the Persians stretched from Libya to Central Asia. He tried to introduce Greek culture (Hellenism) but this touched only the upper classes and the masses continued on with their traditional cultures.