During his march, Alexander spread Greek culture throughout his empire. “Alexander adopted some Persian dress and customs, married Bactrian and Persian princesses, and thousands of Macedonians and Greeks to Persian women” (Smith 1). He influenced many of the cultures without completely changing them, which played a big role in …show more content…
“Historian Arnold Toynbee said, ‘Had he not died young, he might have politically united the world’ “(Smith 1). He could have continued gaining power if he did not die and could have taken over all of the known world. Alexander changed so much of the world that even though he died, there is a good chance that what he did has even influenced places he has never seen or been to. Many people might say that all of the unity that was created quickly fell after his death (Smith 1), but it only fell because he died and we can never know what might have