# Macedonian Empire The Macedonian Empire was the vast but short-lived empire created by Alexander the Great's conquests in the fourth century BCE. It followed the classical period of [[wiki/Classical Athens|Athens]] and enabled new routes for Greek language and cultural exchange across parts of Africa and Asia. After Alexander's death in 323 BCE, successor kingdoms formed the [[wiki/Hellenistic World|Hellenistic world]]. The empire was neither the [[wiki/Delian League and Athenian Empire|Athenian maritime empire]] nor the modern [[wiki/Hellenic Republic|Greek state]]. Keeping those entities distinct makes historical influence traceable. ## Source - [The Hellenistic Age](https://www.metmuseum.org/fr/essays/art-of-the-hellenistic-age-and-the-hellenistic-tradition), Metropolitan Museum of Art.