Gordian knot, knot that gave its name to a proverbial term for a problem solvable only by bold action. In 333 bc, Alexander the Great, on his march through Anatolia, reached Gordium, the capital of Phrygia. There he was shown the chariot of the ancient founder of the city, Gordius, wit...
Alexander the Great Became a God amongst mortal men A Phrygian King had bound a chariot yoke And Alexander cut the 'Gordian knot' And legend said that who untied the knot He would become the master of Asia Hellenism he spread far and wide ...
The Gordian Knot is an ancient Greek story about Gordias and the ox-cart that he fastened to a post using a knot. The story is set in Phrygias, in modern-day Turkey, where the local people had no king. Because of this, the oracle proclaimed that the next man who would enter the ...
List of some of the major achievements of Alexander the Great. Among the greatest generals the world has ever known, Alexander conquered a vast range of territory—stretching from the Mediterranean to the Punjab—and in the process became a legendary her
Alexander the Great, the Gordian knot, and the problem of multiplicity in the military justice systemThe author provides a selective listing of Oregon legal publications, including primary sources, treatises, and current continuing legal education materials that are typically used in the practice of ...
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Alexander the GreatHis name struck fear into hearts of menAlexander the GreatBecame a God amongst mortal menA Phrygian King had bound a chariot yokeAnd Alexander cut the 'Gordian knot'And legend said that who untied the knotHe would become the master of AsiaHelonism he spread far and wide...
Having cut the Gordian knot, he could claim the promised lordship of Asia. Through the Cilician Gates he pressed down into the plains, on the road to Syria. Here the news reached him that Darius, the great king, concerned at the failure of his satraps to stop the invader, was on his...
Alexander used both military and political cunning to finally unseat the Persian superpower. Read moreRead more about How Alexander the Great Conquered the Persian Empire Gordian Knot From Halicarnassus, Alexander headed north to Gordium, home of the fabledGordian knot, a group of tightly-entwined k...
Knots are the kind of stuff that even myths are made of.In the Greek legend of the Gordian knot, for example, Alexander the Great used his sword to slice through a knot that had failed all previous attempts to unite it. Knots, enjoy a long history of tales and fanciful names such as...