A Short Story Of Chapter 1

Alexander doesn't have concerns for others. According to Doc A, he made his army go on with him when they were tired and Alexander still made them go on with him. In Doc C, Alexander didn't have concerns for the civilians in Tyre, because he killed many of them. He killed, crucified and sold them into slavery. Alexander also made his army do what they didn't want to do, like ordering his army to marry Persian women and taking Darius's daughter as his

Darius I ,also known as Darius the Great, was the third king who reigned from 550-486 BCE during the Achaemenid Empire. While he lived, Darius held the empire at its peak, which stretched from the river Nile and parts of Northern Greece to the Indus River Valley. One of the most major events in Darius 's life was his expedition to discipline Athens and Eretria for their support in the Ionian Revolt. He made his empire larger by vanquishing Thrace and Macedon, and occupying Scythia. He also arranged his empire, by splitting it into provinces and placing governors to rule over it. Darius organized a new financial system, along with making Aramaic the official language of the empire. He further worked on establishment projects throughout the empire. Darius also formulated a codification of laws for Egypt. He order the carving of the cliff-face Behistun Inscription, an autobiography of great modern linguistic significance. Darius also started many massive architectural projects including magnificent palaces in Persepolis, and Susa.

Alexander never wasted time. He always arrived before his enemies expected. His men followed him for more than 21,000 miles because they believed he had their best interests in mind. They always counted on him to lead them to victory after victory and he never failed. On the basis of military conquest, contemporary historians and especially those writing in Roman times who measured success by the number of human bodies left on the battlefield deemed him ‘great’.

As a terrifying military leader in his reign, he was raised as a young bull and was taught to fight and ride by Leonidas of Epirus (Mark1), he defeated Darius III’s large army (Mark2), was ruthless to those who opposed him (History3), and was brave soldier (History.com3). As a young kid, he was trained to fight with the best and against the best. As he was developing in the young bull he was, Alexander was taught to fight and ride by Leonidas of Epirus (Mark1). Leonidas of Epirus was a relative of Alexander’s mother, Olympias, who helped him develop the strength of hardship with marched forces (Mark1). Even Leonidas had a great impact on little Alexander because it helped him with his enduring vitality and physical stamina (Mark1). In the defeat of King Darius III of Persia and his large army, Alexander destroyed his army so fast that Darius III himself fled from his empire. In 333 BCE, the Macedonians and Persians were fighting at the Battle of Issos (Mark2). During the battle, Darius III did flee, leaving his family and empire because fear of Alexander the Great. After in 332 BCE, Alexander went on with his army conquer many other empires like Syria and Egypt in 331 BCE (Mark2). In his ruthlessness in those who opposed him (History3), he wanted everyone that was in his way dead. Alexander was so ruthless because has never lost a battle in his reign. For example, in his first battle, the Battle of Chaeronea, he was only eighteen at the time and they were losing the battle (Joshua J. Mark2). In this, Alexander and the Macedonian Army fought for the victory and the Greek city-states (Mark2). Lastly, Alexander was known for conquering every empire on Mediterranean, but he did with bravery (History3). He was brave in going into these battles with his disciplined army. Alexander was that type of ambitious and brave leader to come and destroy his enemies in battle with high

Darius also expanded the nation also. One of his successfors, Darius also expanded the Persian Empire

He was so bold, and the Greeks that fought under him thought he was a legend. King Philip was planning at the time of his death, to combine a large army and invade the Persian Empire. Alexander the Great decided to continue the plan that his dad had started; with an army of 55,000 men he brought down the mightiest empire the world had yet seen, the Empire of Darius the III of Persia (Pouwels, Adler, 2015, pg. 108). He then invaded Persian heartland and then moved eastward into the borderlands of India.

Alexander understood truths about society that other’s of his time either did not grasp or care to entertain. He knew to separate battles and keep destruction from the cities. This served a few purposes. Alexander could award the riches of the conquered lands to his soldier and this gave the conquered people a reason to respect him. This highlights what is probably the most genius aspect of Alexander’s military prowess; he knew how to separate military strategy from political aims on the battlefield, but how to exploit his military prowess for his political gain.

According to the Behistun inscription, how does Darius the first justify his assumption to power and why is his relationship to Ahuramazda significant?

Darius I, also known as Darius the Great, was the third king who reigned from 550-486 BCE during the Achaemenid Empire. While he lived, Darius held the empire at its peak, which stretched from the river Nile and parts of Northern Greece to the Indus River Valley. One of the most major events in Darius 's life was his expedition to discipline Athens and Eretria for their support in the Ionian Revolt. He made his empire larger by vanquishing Thrace and Macedonia, and occupying Scythia. He also arranged his empire, by splitting it into provinces and placing governors to rule over it. Darius organized a new financial system, along with making Aramaic the official language of the empire. He followed religious tolerance that created peace within the empire. Darius order the carving of the cliff-face Behistun Inscription, an autobiography of great modern linguistic significance.

Alexander the Great had strategies that were both effective and efficient to be successful in battle. Although Darius had an army four times greater than that of Alexander’s, he did not utilize his resources as effectively as Alexander (Nassar, 2007). Alexander’s victory proved that that he was effective. The close knit unit was better trained that Darius’s army and had an excellent communications network among the officers. Alexander was efficient because he was able to complete the task with less man power using unconventional strategies and available resources.

In 331 A.D., Alexander the Great had a score to settle. After the suspicious death of his father King Phillip II in 336 BC; King Alexander blamed Persian assassins and swore revenge on the continent (Filson, 2000). With approximately 35,000 warriors consisting of extremely well trained infantry and cavalry, Alexander met Darius on the Gaugamelan field of battle in late September, 331 BC. Following the rout of his army, King Darius fled Gaugamela and sought safety and support in Babylon.

The Persian infantry fell back and soon after the left flank did as well. It was in the evening when the battle ended so the Macedonians did not follow. Out of 41,000 of Alexander’s men, he lost 7,000 troops that day. The Persians lost more men. King Darius III lost approximately 20,000 men. This was an embarrassing defeat for Darius. It was the first time Darius had lost a battle but Darius knew how to use the resources of his empire and how to organize ("Issus (333 BCE)") .

The vast amount of wealth in the Persian Empire played a crucial role in the success and eventual victory of Alexander’s campaign against the Persians. With every city in which Alexander conquered, large sums of treasure and bounty came into his possession. This treasure did two things. The bounty captured during sieges allowed Alexander to keep soldier’s morale high by distributing it amongst the ranks; as well as the ability to replenish the ranks of the army with troops from Macedonia. Secondly, by taking the Persian’s wealth it crippled Darius’s economic power and thus neutralizing his resources and ability to combat against Alexander.

He could see himself conquering the Persian World. With an image in mind, he could plan out his conquest and emerge successful. His arrogance and pride gave him the confidence he needed to try great things, and his troops trusted him. This allowed him to defeat superior enemies. Alexander would plan out his attacks, using natural resources like mountains and the sea to his advantage, and he always led the army by leading in the front. Many battles were won because of him staying in the front of his army, with his opponents commanders in the back. This gave his army courage to fight armies larger than them. For example, in 333 BC, Alexander fought a great Persian army led by King Darius III. The Persian army outnumbered them, but due to Alexander’s leadership, and the fact that he went around the army and charged on horseback directly towards Darius himself, they were able to defeat the Persian army. Alexander inspired his army, and they believed they could succeed. They were

Darius is taller than everyone else and learns forward towards the enemy. The horror on his face is from his seeing the sacrifice his noble made for him. Alexander, however, cannot seem to be able to control his horse and his helmet has fallen off. This makes him appear as unheroic.