How did Greece come to have such a large influence on the world during antiquity?

Question

Reading about Hellenistic dynasties in Egypt and Greek rulers in Judea doesn’t make sense to me given the size of Greece and that they afaik were divided into multiple small city states.

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Answer 1

After Philip II of Macedon united Greece under his rule, his son, Alexander the Great, conquered the entire Near East region, including Egypt and Judea, in the second half of 4th century BC. Those Greek dynasties were established by his Greek generals after he died without a successor. It’s like one of the most exciting parts of ancient history, look it up.