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4 days ago · The Asian campaign of Alexander the Great had an unexpected impact on the economy of Macedonia and the rest of Ancient Greece. The conquests of the cities of Damascus, Persepolis, Susa, Sardes, and others brought the massive amount of 180,000 talents (one talent = 6,000 drachmae) suddenly into Alexander’s treasury at Ecbatana and the ...
5 days ago · This dissertation embarks upon a scholarly journey to unravel the intricacies of Alexander's character, exploring the interplay between ambition, leadership, intellect, and temperament that shaped his remarkable life and legacy. Chapter 1: Ambition and Vision At the heart of Alexander's persona lay an insatiable ambition, a relentless drive to ...
5 days ago · Philip II's son Alexander the Great, leading a federation of Greek states, accomplished his father's objective of commanding the whole of Greece when he destroyed Thebes after the city revolted. During Alexander's subsequent campaign of conquest, he overthrew the Achaemenid Empire and conquered territory that stretched as far as the Indus River.
2 days ago · Alexander the Great was the son of Queen Olympias of Epirus and King Philipp II of Macedonia. He is regarded as one of history's most ambitious military commanders, having made the famous ...
2 days ago · History of Iran. R oxane -her name Roshanak means "little star"- was the daughter of a Sogdian nobleman named Oxyartes (Vaxšuvadarva), who defended a mountain fortress against the invading army of the Macedonian king Alexander the Great (327 BCE).
5 days ago · The location of the tomb of Alexander the Great, one of the most famous leaders of the ancient world and founder of the city of Alexandria in Egypt, remains puzzling to archaeologists all over the world. Will it be possible someday to find the tomb of Alexander the Great? Are the remains of the tomb in Egypt?
4 days ago · Peter I (Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич, romanized: Pyotr I Alekseyevich, IPA: [ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ]; 9 June [O.S. 30 May] 1672 – 8 February [O.S. 28 January] 1725), was Tsar of all Russia from 1682, and the first Emperor of all Russia, known as Peter the Great, from 1721 until his death in 1725.
