Was Alexander Empire actually an empire?

**bushbush** · September 29, 2009, 07:33 AM

Originally Posted by Dracula

The term is used too frivolently recently. Alexander the great has had a very large kingdom but it was not an empire since it lacked the citizen element. More so for China.

ok this is getting bizzare, as usual, i want to avoid more off-topic crap just so to clarify this. Was the entity created by alexander's conquest AN EMPIRE?

**DAVIDE** · September 29, 2009, 07:39 AM

yes.

1_ military conquests
2_ political dominion
3_ economical exploitation
4_ cultural penetration

**bushbush** · September 29, 2009, 07:46 AM

Originally Posted by davide.cool

yes.

1_ military conquests
2_ political dominion
3_ economical exploitation
4_ cultural penetration

dracula disagrees

**DAVIDE** · September 29, 2009, 08:12 AM

Originally Posted by bushbush

dracula disagrees

dracula can return to sleep in the coffin

**bushbush** · September 29, 2009, 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by davide.cool

dracula can return to sleep in the coffin

Dracula sucks blood of all men with common sense and all historians with credential for saying Alexander empire and chinese empires were actually....EMPIRES..

**DAVIDE** · September 29, 2009, 08:16 AM

why did Dracula say they werent empires? according to what weird theories?

**Manco** · September 29, 2009, 08:27 AM

So before the concept of citizenship, there were no empires?

That's new.

**bushbush** · September 29, 2009, 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by Manco

So before the concept of citizenship, there were no empires?

That's new.

i have never heard of such strange definition either.

but i guess i dont understand because i am a dumb asian.

Originally Posted by Dracula

I don't expect an asian to understand this. There is too big a cultural abyss for me to be necessary to try and explain this to you. Just concentrate on building that wall and that's it. Anyway there's nothing else your people can do.

**Yoda Twin** · September 29, 2009, 08:47 AM

man that dracula's fail

**bushbush** · September 29, 2009, 09:12 AM

Originally Posted by Yoda Twin

man that dracula's fail

i know, epic fail.

**MathiasOfAthens** · September 29, 2009, 09:15 AM

IMO it counts as an empire, even though it didnt subject every tribe within its borders. Instead Client states secured part of its borders. Alexander was also a sort of cult personality, with the rate the empire was created Alexanders generals were given governorship of their own regions and in a way gave them a king feeling that they didnt want to give up. I beleive even if Alexander passed on his crown before he died his generals still would have destroyed the empire with their greed. Ptolemy ruled Egypt as a pharaoh.