The knot was so sophisticated that no one had been able to untie it for a long time. An oracle foretold that any man who could disentangle the knot would be the ruler of the whole of Asia. In 333 B.C., Alexander the Great and his army arrived in Gordium, the capital of Phrygia. ...
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, with its yoke lashed to the pole by means of an intricate knot with its end hidden. According to tradition...
Alexander the Great had three probable wives: Roxane, Statiera, Parysatis Alexander Solved the Gordian KnotThey say that when Alexander the Great was in Gordium (modern Turkey), in 333 B.C., he undid the Gordian Knot. This is the fabled knot tied by the father of the legendary ass-...
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He influenced the spread of Hellenism throughout the Middle East and into Asia, establishing city-states modeled on Greek institutions that flourished long after his death. There are many legends about him, e.g., his feats on his horse Bucephalus and his cutting of the Gordian knot. The ...
Berthèlemy, Jean-Simon: Alexander cutting the Gordian Knot Alexander Cutting the Gordian Knot, oil on canvas by Jean-Simon Berthèlemy. Battle of the Hydaspes between Alexander the Great and Porus Victory of Alexander the Great over the Indian king Porus at the Battle of the Hydaspes,... ...
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...
10. The Gordian Knot This was an intricate knot used by Gordius, the founder of the city of Gordium, to securely tie his chariot. But far more famous was the legend foretold by an oracle which said that whoever untied the knot would go on to become the true ruler of the whole of Asi...
9.She also loved reading about Alexander the Great, who was told that whoever untied the Gordian knot would conquer Asia. 她还喜欢读有关山大大故事,据说谁能解开“戈尔迪之结”,谁就能征服洲。他掏出剑来砍了它,而是,或者传说是这样。布托说,基本上,她最喜欢书都是关于伟大成就者。 「What it takes ...
Alexander the Great had three probable wives: Roxane, Statiera, Parysatis Alexander Solved the Gordian KnotThey say that when Alexander the Great was in Gordium (modern Turkey), in 333 B.C., he undid the Gordian Knot. This is the fabled knot tied by the father of the legendary ass-...