The Shocking Collapse of Alexander the Great's Empire

Alexander the Great conquered the world — but his empire collapsed the moment he died. Why? In this documentary, we explore how a young king built the largest empire of the ancient world, why it couldn’t survive without him, and what his story teaches us about the fragility of power. From the Diadochi Wars to the birth of Hellenistic civilization, this is the true story of how greatness can destroy itself. Video Chapters: 00:00 — Introduction: The Empire That Died With Its King 00:57 — The Meteor King: Alexander’s Rise 02:19 — An Empire Built on Personality, Not Structure 03:20 — The Mysterious Death in Babylon 04:33 — The War of the Successors (Diadochi) 05:44 — The Curse of Distance and Diversity 07:01 — The Rise of the Hellenistic Kingdoms 08:09 — The Problem of the Hero: Fragile Greatness 09:03 — Lessons of Collapse: What Later Empires Learned 09:57 — The Immortal Legacy of Alexander 10:43 — The Eternal Question: Why Empires Fall 11:18 — Conclusion: Collapse and Creation 12:03 — Outro / Subscribe & Further Reading #alexanderthegreat #ancienthistory #historydocumentary #philosophy #timelessquestions