Daily Blog 4 Week 5

Konnor Drewen

2/24/011

What do you think should have been done after Alexander's death?

            Well, several things should have been done. First of all, after his death there was no plan for a successor. After Alexander died nobody knew what to do, or who would run his new empire. The empire collapsed at his death, and nations and generals vied for power. The Greek culture that Alexander introduced in the East had barely developed. But in time, and under the "successor" kingdoms, the Oriental and Greek cultures blended and flourished as a by-product of the empire. So the first thing that should have been done was find a successor. They could have used a brother or a son, if one was known. They could have then done something so that all he did and conquered did not fall apart. Maybe if Alexander had some sort of plan for when he died they would have not had to figure out the problem. Then again, no 30 year old king who thought he was the son of a god considered the fact that he would die so young. Two famous quotes that Alexander said were, "There is nothing impossible to him who will try.", and "I am dying from the treatment of too many physicians." Now both of these were said close to the end of his life and really speak true of what he was like. But in the end he died in Babylon and left no successor and there was nothing done to stop the ball from rolling on.