Alexander the Great

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Alexander the Great
Question 5a
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Bucephalus is the horse that Alexander the Great rode for a large number of miles and through numerous fights to make his compelling realm. The legend starts with Philoneicus, a Thessalian bringing a wild horse to Philip the second, the father of Alexander the Great. Philip was angry at Phononics for conveying such an unreliable horse to him yet Alexander had viewed Bucephalus and set his dad, Philip, for a challenge. Despite the fact that Alexander was just 12 years of age he had seen that Bucephalus was shying far from his own particular shadow. Alexander tenderly drove Bucephalus into the sun, so his shadow was behind him. In the long run, Bucephalus permitted Alexander to ride him, much to a general public embarrassment of Philip. Alexander named the horse Bucephalus because the horse’s head appeared as wide as bulls. Bucephalus, the strong horse, passed on due to the battle wounds in 326B.C in Alexander’s final fight. Alexander established the city of Bucephala, presently the town of Jhelum, Pakistan, in loving memory of his awesome horse. Like his saint and predecessor Achillis, Alexander saw his horse as known not all others for they are eternal. Poseiden offered them to the dad Peleus, who in his turn offered them to him (Plutarch, 1919 pg239).
Question 5B
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There existed wise man in the olden Greece whose name was Diogenes. Men traveled from all parts of the world to see him and converse with him. Diogenes was an interesting man. He said that no man required much. Thus, he didn’t live in a house, however, slept in a barrel, which he moved from place to place. He utilized the entire of his days sitting in the sun and saying wise things to the individuals who were around him. At the point when Alexander the Great went to that town, he went to see the wise man. He discovered Diogenes outside the town lying on the ground by his barrel. He was enjoying basking in the sun. After he had seen the king, he sat up and took a look at Alexander. Alexander welcomed him and said that he had heard an incredible arrangement about him and if there were anything Alexander could accomplish for him. The Diogenes let him know that he was to step aside a little so as not to keep the sunlight from him. The king was all that much shocked. However, this answer did not make him furious. He turned to his officers with and remarked that in the event that he was not Alexander, he might want to be Diogenes (Plutarch, 1919 pg261).
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Question 5C
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The Oracle at Delphi closed up for the day and made no prophecies in between the months of November and February. It was extreme news for Alexander, who had walked 40,000 warriors from Macedon to visit the prophet before attacking Persia. It was November, and he’d simply missed the last performance. Be that as it may, he required the priestess’ gift. His men would not follow him into the fight unless they knew the gods were on their side. The sanctuary guard advised Alexander to return February when he asked for counsel at any rate. He asked pleasantly pleading and begging, however, the sanctuary guard just had two words for him: Go home. Alexander flipped. He burst into the sanctuary, gapped the priestess by the hair and dragged her toward the holy sacrificial stone, requesting prophecies. You will never lose in the fight! Alexander then left her. Smiling, Alexander walked back to his men and declared that the priestess said nobody would ever defeat him. His men cheered and happily set off a-conquering. Indeed, even in the olden world, a few people just never took no for an answer (Plutarch, 1919 pg280).
Question 6a
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Granicus
Peter Greens theory failed I his attempt to reconcile with the case of the Persia commanders never acting like buffoons. What Green suggests does not reconcile with Diodorus. Greens general premise seems too convoluted and leaves many strings untied.
Question 6b
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Phoebus had a powerful urge for Leucothoe, and they started an affair. Clytie, a young lady that Phoebus rejected, was jealous, and squealed on Leucothoe and Phoebe’s affair. The result was discouraging; Leucothoe was buried when alive, and Phoebus was anguish-stricken, Clytie still didn’t get the right man she needed.
Question 7a
http://www.ancientbattles.com/Issus/Issus.htm The Battle of Issus (333 B.C.E.)
It was in 328 B.C. that Alexander committed maybe his most noteworthy error. It wasn’t even on the battlefield. He and his men had vanquished the expansive ranges of Bactria and Sogdiana, in the north, and Alexander had remunerated his old companion Cleitus by putting him accountable for the whole zone. However, Cleitus it was one night who not just shielded Parmenio, Alexander’s trusted companion whom the Lord now considered a traitor who got what he merited, additionally scrutinized the ruler himself for making himself a god and adopting the ways of the Persian individuals. Alexander wouldn’t set out to hear this sort of talk, not even from one of his nearest and most established companions, and executed Cletus himself.
Question 7b
http://www.ancientbattles.com/Issus/Issus.htm The Battle of Issus (333 B.C.E.)
Darius framed his line with his substantial cavalry focused besides the coast to his right side, trailed by the Greek soldier of fortune. Alongside the Greek phalanx, Darius spread his Persian infantry, the Cardaces, along the stream and into the foothills, where they wrapped around to the next bank and debilitated Alexander’s correct flank. Darius situated himself in the middle with his best infantry, the Greek hired soldiers, and his imperial cavalry watch. As indicated by a few history specialists, similar to P. Stratikis, he was attempting to recreate the Hellenic fight development of the Granicus’ Battle.
Question 8a
http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=abbott&book=alexander&story=siege
Alexander considered constructing a boulevard that would permit his armed force to take the town by power. His designers didn’t trust it is conceivable to construct effectively such a gigantic structure. Thus, Alexander sent peace agents again to propose an organization together. The Tyrians trusted this to be an indication of weakness. Thus, they executed the emissaries and tossed their bodies over the city divider. The contradiction against Alexander’s arrangements to take the city by power vanished, and his architects started to outline the structure. Alexander started with a building accomplishment that demonstrates the genuine degree of his splendor. The Tyrians, in any case, immediately conceived a counterattack.
Question 8b
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Alexander had eighty boats. This matched with the landing of another hundred and twenty from Cyprus, which had known about his triumphs and wished to go along with him. Alexander then cruised on Tyre and immediately barricaded both ports with his unrivaled numbers. He had a few of the slower galleys, and a couple freight ships, refit with battering slams. Alexander began testing the wall at different focuses with his rams until he made a little break in the south end of the island. He then planned an assault over the break with a barrage from all sides by his naval force. When his troops constrained their way into the city, they effectively surpassed the army, and immediately attacked the city.
Question 9a
After a short stay, the united armed force moved toward the east, to Cilicia, where Parmenion caught Tarsus and Alexander fell sick. Parmenion, who was not present, had data that the lord’s specialist Philip was temperamental and sent him a letter. He composed that the new Persian Lord Darius III Codomannus had paid off the specialist to slaughter the King. On the other hand, Alexander used Philips’ medicine and gave the letter to Philip. As it turned out, the specialist was innocent.
Question 9b
The information meant to bring commotion between the two empires. It was misleading, and if the king had no second thought on the same, the war would have broken between the two dynasties.
Question 10a
. http://www.livius.org/aj-al/alexander/alexander_t12.html
Thais were one of the women presents when Alexander held games to celebrate his war victories. She declared that it would be an honor for Alexander to join Asia and set fire to the royal place, giving permission to the women’s hands to damage what was considered as the pride of Persians. The drunken men joined her and the she was the first to through her torch to the palace, and it was quickly engulfed in flames. Thais role was to bring destruction to the palace and incite other people to do the same.
Question 10b
http://www.grahamphillips.net/Alexander/Alexander_2.htm
The passing of Alexander the Great and resulting related occasions have been the subjects of level-headed discussions. Proposed reasons for Alexander’s passing included alcoholic liver illness and strychnine harming. However, little information bolsters either form. Past most prominent speculations hold that Alexander either kicked the bucket of intestinal sickness or was harmed. Another theory moves far from an ailment and estimates that Alexander’s demise was identified with an inherent scoliotic disorder.
Works Cited
Plutarch. The Parallel Lives . Classical Library edition, 1919.