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, 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 ...
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 ...
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-...
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-...
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...
and other Greek states submitted meekly. In 334 he crossed to Persia and defeated a Persian army at the Granicus River. He is said to have cut the Gordian knot in Phrygia (333), by which act, according to legend, he was destined to rule all Asia. At the Battle of Issus in 333, he...
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...
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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 ...