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Capital (and largest city) |
Pella (336 BC - 331 BC)
Alexandria (331 BC - 286 BC) | |||||||
Language | Ancient Macedonian | |||||||
Religion | Ancient Greek Religion | |||||||
Government | Absolute monarchy | |||||||
Legislature | Alexander III (336 BC - 286 BC) Roxana (claimant, 286 BC - 284 BC) Alexander IV (claimant, 284 BC - 250 BC) | |||||||
Area | 8,100,000 km² | |||||||
Population | 52,000,000 (310 BC) | |||||||
Currency | Greek drachma |
The Alexandrian Empire was a vast empire that came to control Greece, the Balkans, Armenia, Cyrenaica, Palestine, Syria, Egypt, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Greater Persia, Sogdiana, Afghanistan and Pakistan. It was founded by Alexander the Great in 336 BC.