Did Alexander the Great really have an "Empire?"?

Answer 1

Alexander (Greek “ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ”(ALEXANDROS) is considered the greatest hero of Greece. He was called great for several reasons.
He was the first who managed to unite all the Greek states and build a gigantic Greek Empire which expanded from Greece to India (really big!!). He was the first person who took the title “Emperor of Greece”.
He made his small Greek kingdom of Macedon the most powerful Greek state.
He never lost a battle and he is considered a military genius.
He spread Greek language and Greek culture through out the world paving the way to Christianity.
He was considered from the people of the Persian Empire as a liberator and not a conqueror.
He fused Greek culture with Asian Elements forming the culture that was called Hellenistic (from “Hellenic” meaning “Greek”).
{Do not confuse the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia or Macedon with the modern state of Makedonija (or FYROM or Slav Macedonia as they are not related at all). The confusion has started a few years ago because that small state started to use the name “Republic of Macedonia” causing a great confusion with real Macedonia in Greece.}

Answer 2

Well, Alexander freed the lands from the Greek peninsula to India, to Africa, to Central Asia! After the taking down of the mean rulers, he was asking the local people to form the governments of their will, if the governors, kings etc. were good, he was not replacing them but requesting from them to love their people more! According to the understanding of Empire and Emperor, he was much more liberal to be considered an Emperor and since the freedom of government in all these regions, we could not name it Empire!

Answer 3

Yes he did, from Greece down to Egypt and out to India

Answer 4

Yes he did read about it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_great

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/MacedonEmpire.jpg

Answer 5

yes. it was a huge one. from the balkan peninsula to india.